Ohio University defensive backs coach Fred Reed is set to join Syracuse, according to FootballScoop.com.

The report does not specify which position he would fill, though the defensive backs spot remains vacant after Donnie Henderson followed Doug Marrone to the Buffalo Bills.

Head coach Scott Shafer told junior college safety commit Darius Kelly on Friday he would receive a call about the defensive backs coach situation either this week or next, Kelly said in a text message Tuesday afternoon.

Reed started his coaching career with South Dakota in 1994 as a secondary coach before holding the same position at Minnesota Morris in 1996. He then spent three years as a recruiting coordinator and linebackers coach with Michigan Tech.

He worked as special teams and secondary coach at University of Nebraska-Omaha from 2000-2004, working the last two seasons as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Reed coached Ohio’s special teams and cornerbacks in 2005, then served as defensive backs coach at Buffalo in 2008 and defensive coordinator in 2009. He coached the last two seasons as defensive backs coach at Ohio.

Ohio has already identified replacements, according to the report.