LSU’s defense wildly underperformed in 2023.
After a strong 2022, the unit was expected to make a jump in Brian Kelly’s second year. Instead, it has gone a completely different direction.
LSU ranks 95th in scoring defense and 115th in yards per play allowed. Defensive coordinator [autotag]Matt House[/autotag] went from a head coaching candidate to someone LSU fans want to run out of town.
It’s not entirely on House. LSU lost five defensive backs who were expected to be key contributors, leaving true freshmen to start at cornerback. The front seven also had its fair share of attrition, from [autotag]Maason Smith[/autotag] missing the Florida State game to [autotag]Mekhi Wingo[/autotag] now out for the year.
Even taking all that into account, it shouldn’t be this bad. This is still a group with blue-chip recruits across the board and its looked downright incompetent at times.
It’s not a given LSU will make a change at DC. We’ve seen head coaches hold on to coordinators before, but if LSU does make a change, here are some potential replacements.