Much speculation has surrounded the LSU baseball coaching search since Paul Mainieri’s retirement.
According to a recent report from Glen Guilbeau of The Daily Advertiser, the Tigers have interviewed two candidates — Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco and East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin.
No offer was extended.
But the search is far from limited to Bianco and Godwin. It has also been reported that LSU is looking into coaches still contending in the College World Series.
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These names include Arizona coach Jay Johnson, Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin and Tennessee coach Tony Vitello. This is the first time Vitello, whose Volunteers recently sent the Tigers packing in the Knoxville Regional, has had his name tied to the opening at LSU.
It’s clear based on this that LSU is taking its time to make the right hire and that it could be roughly two weeks before we hear of any final decision.
It will be interesting to see how things continue to shake out as the program continues to look for its next head coach after also recently losing hitting coach Eddie Smith to Utah Valley and recruiting coordinator Nolan Cain to Texas A&M.
Regardless of the ultimate decision, this will mark the start of a very different era in Baton Rouge.
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