▁one ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁off ensive ▁line ▁coach , ▁followed ▁by ▁another ▁one - year ▁st int ▁at ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁State ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁co ached ▁the ▁inside ▁line back ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Bab ich ▁joined ▁Steve ▁Log an ' s ▁staff ▁at ▁East ▁Carolina ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁capacity . ▁He ▁held ▁that ▁position ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁until ▁moving ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁serving ▁as ▁line back ers ▁coach ▁under ▁Johnny ▁Maj ors . ▁During ▁his ▁final ▁season ▁at ▁Pitt , ▁he ▁also ▁handled ▁the ▁special ▁teams . ▁Bab ich ▁earned ▁his ▁first ▁head ▁co aching ▁position ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁head ▁football ▁coach ▁at ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Bab ich ▁entered ▁the ▁professional ▁ranks ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁with ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁R ams ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁line back ers ▁coach . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁R ams ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁L ovie ▁Smith ▁was ▁named ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁and ▁took ▁Bab ich ▁with ▁him . ▁After ▁co aching ▁line back ers ▁during ▁his ▁first ▁three ▁years , ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁B ears ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁renew ▁the ▁contract ▁of ▁Ron ▁River a . ▁Bab ich ▁spent ▁three ▁seasons ▁in ▁that