Former LSU defensive coordinator [autotag]Matt House[/autotag] is heading back to the NFL.
On Wednesday, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that House would be joining the Jacksonville Jaguars as a linebackers coach. He’s returning the professional ranks, where he served as the linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2019-21 before he was hired at LSU.
House joined Brian Kelly’s staff with quite a bit of hype, but after solid results defensively in 2022, the Tigers’ unit regressed significantly, becoming one of the worst in the nation. House, along with nearly the entire on-field defensive staff, was dismissed following the ReliaQuest Bowl win over Wisconsin.
The #Jaguars are hiring Matt House as linebackers coach, per source.
House is highly regarded around the league, having been the #Chiefs LBs coach from 2019-2021. He was most recently LSU’s DC the past two seasons as well, helping the Tigers post back-to-back 10-win seasons.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 24, 2024
He was replaced with [autotag]Blake Baker[/autotag], who served as the defensive coordinator at Missouri over the last two seasons.
House has made multiple stops in both the college and NFL ranks during his career. He was previously an assistant with the Rams and Panthers, and he served as a college defensive coordinator at Kentucky, Florida International and Pittsburgh.
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