Defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman is leaving the Gophers to take the same post at Miami (Fla.). (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesota defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman, who helped the Gophers to an 8-5 finish, including a 5-4 mark in the Big Ten, has resigned his post to accept the same position at Miami, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Saturday,

The Miami Hurricanes are targeting Minnesota defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman for the position, a source confirmed to the Miami Herald on Saturday. Hetherman will replace Lance Guidry, who Miami fired in December after two seasons.