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Former LSU DL coach Pete Jenkins joining staff as an analyst

This will be the fourth stint at LSU for Pete Jenkins, a veteran coach whose career spanned five decades.

LSU has made a midseason addition to its offseason staff, adding former defensive line coach [autotag]Pete Jenkins[/autotag] as an analyst.

Jenkins is a longtime coaching veteran with a career that spanned five decades in the high school, college and professional ranks. The news of his hiring was first reported by Ed Daniels of WGNO in New Orleans.

This will be Jenkins’ fourth stint on the LSU staff. Initially a defensive assistant with the team from 1980-90, he returned to coach LSU’s defensive line from 2000-01 and again from 2016-17 under [autotag]Ed Orgeron[/autotag] before he officially retired.

Coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] said on Monday that Jenkins was brought in to assist LSU’s defensive line and coach [autotag]John Jancek[/autotag], who was moved to the position group as defensive line coach [autotag]Jimmy Lindsey[/autotag] continues to battle an undisclosed health issue.

LSU will hope adding one of the sport’s most seasoned defensive coaches will help a unit that allowed 706 yards in a 55-49 loss to Ole Miss on Saturday.

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Former LSU player Jacoby Stevens joins coaching staff

A former LSU defender has joined the Tigers coaching staff.

LSU football began fall camp on Thursday and a familiar face was working with the defense. Former linebacker and safety [autotag]JaCoby Stevens[/autotag].

Stevens signed with LSU as a five-star athlete in 2017. He initially played offense, catching two passes his freshman year before moving to the defensive side, where he proved to be a versatile playmaker for defensive coordinator [autotag]Dave Aranda[/autotag].

Stevens racked up 21.5 tackles for loss in his LSU career with four interceptions and four fumble recoveries. He was a member of the 2019 national title team.

He played one year with the Philadelphia Eagles, appearing in three games and making one start.

Stevens’ versatility as a player should help him in the coaching ranks. This is a guy who played all over the defense in several schemes and also had a cup of tea on offense.

Stevens isn’t the only recent former player to be on staff. Last year, [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] brought back former running back [autotag]Nick Brossette[/autotag] to serve as the Director of Alumni Relations and High School Outreach.

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Who is new LSU OLB coach/special teams coordinator Bob Diaco?

Bob Diaco becomes the newest member of the on-field staff after Jimmy Lindsey stepped away from the program for health reasons.

On Wednesday afternoon, coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] shared the sad news that defensive line coach [autotag]Jimmy Lindsey[/autotag] will be stepping away from the program as he deals with a personal health issue.

[autotag]John Jancek[/autotag] will be moved to coach the defensive line in the absence of Lindsey, who was hired earlier this offseason. Meanwhile, [autotag]Bob Diaco[/autotag] becomes the newest member of the on-field staff, as he will be elevated from an analyst role to replace Jancek as outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator.

Diaco is a former FBS head coach, spending 2014-16 at UConn where he compiled an 11-26 record with one bowl appearance. Since then, he’s served as the defensive coordinator at Nebraska, Louisiana Tech and Purdue while also coaching linebackers at Oklahoma.

Prior to joining the Tigers’ support staff, Diaco was the defensive line coach for the New Jersey Generals of the USFL for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

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LSU DL coach Jimmy Lindsey to step away due to personal health matter

John Jancek will coach the defensive line while analyst Bob Diaco will be elevated to the on-field staff, coach Brian Kelly said.

Newly hired LSU defensive line coach [autotag]Jimmy Lindsey[/autotag] will be stepping away from the program as he deals with a personal health matter, coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] said in a statement on Wednesday. The news comes on the eve of the Tigers’ first practice of fall camp.

Outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator [autotag]John Jancek[/autotag] will serve as defensive line coach during Lindsey’s absence. [autotag]Bob Diaco[/autotag], a former head coach at UConn and current analyst, will be elevated to an on-field role to take Jancek’s spot.

“Our prayers are with Coach Lindsey and his family, and we ask that their privacy be respected,” Kelly said in the statement. “We look forward to his return to the program.”

Lindsey was hired earlier this offseason after spending the last two years at South Carolina in the same role. He replaced [autotag]Jamar Cain[/autotag], who left to become a pass-rush specialist on Sean Payton’s Denver Broncos staff.

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Report: LSU losing offensive analyst to Tulane

Carter Sheridan is returning to the Green Wave to take an on-field role.

LSU is seeing another shakeup to its support staff, according to a report from On3’s Matt Zenitz.

Offensive analyst [autotag]Carter Sheridan[/autotag] is leaving to become the running backs coach at Tulane. Sheridan will become the second LSU analyst to leave for an on-field position with the Green Wave, joining defensive analyst [autotag]Gerald Chatman[/autotag].

Chatman served as LSU’s interim defensive line coach in the spring before leaving to take a full-time defensive line coaching gig in New Orleans.

A native of New Orleans, Sheridan was hired in 2020 and stayed on after the coaching change. This will be his second stint with the Green Wave; he served as the team’s receivers coach after spending 12 years as an assistant within the New Orleans Saints organization.

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LSU reportedly expected to hire Kennesaw State defensive ends coach as analyst

Kynjee Cotton will likely replace the role Gerald Chatman held last season.

The Tigers are dipping into the Football Championship Subdivision ranks to replace the role previously occupied by [autotag]Gerald Chatman[/autotag].

According to On3’s Matt Zenitz, LSU is hiring Kennesaw State defensive ends coach [autotag]Kynjee Cotton[/autotag] as an analyst. Cotton spent the 2022 season with the Owls after previous defensive ends coach stints at Samford and West Georgia.

Cotton has also served as a quality control coach at North Carolina, a defensive line coach at Birmingham Southern and a graduate assistant at UAB following a stint as a strength and conditioning intern at Alabama.

He’s a former standout defensive lineman at Alabama State, earning all-conference honors while in college.

Chatman previously served as an analyst working with the defensive line before being serving as the interim defensive line coach this spring when [autotag]Jamar Cain[/autotag] left for the NFL. Chatman was later hired as the defensive line coach at Tulane.

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What to know about new LSU DL coach Jimmy Lindsey

LSU’s on-field staff is complete following the addition of Lindsey, who comes in after spending two years at South Carolina.

LSU and [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] have found their new defensive line coach.

[autotag]Jimmy Lindsey[/autotag] will head to Baton Rouge after spending two years with South Carolina. Lindsey replaces [autotag]Jamar Cain[/autotag], who took a job with the Denver Broncos as a pass rush specialist.

In Cain’s absence, analyst [autotag]Gerald Chatman[/autotag] worked with the LSU defensive line this spring. Lindsey will work with the interior defensive line while new addition [autotag]John Jancek[/autotag] handles the outside linebackers.

After some minor shuffling, LSU’s staff should now be complete barring any unforeseen departures. Here are five things to know about the newest assistant.

LSU assistant Brian Polian leaving to become athletic director at John Carroll

Polian, the Tigers’ special teams coordinator in 2022, is moving on after he was reassigned into an off-field role.

LSU staffer [autotag]Brian Polian[/autotag] is leaving the Tigers to become the athletic director at John Carroll University — his alma mater — the school announced Tuesday.

Polian has worked under [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] since 2017, serving as the special teams coordinator at Notre Dame and ultimately following him to take the same role at LSU. The Tigers struggled on special teams in 2022, and Polian was ultimately reassigned to an off-field role that gave him general manager-esque duties.

The son of longtime NFL executive Bill Polian, he will join the Blue Streaks, a Division III program outside of Cleveland, Ohio, where he played football from 1993-96.

“I am pleased to welcome Brian Polian back to John Carroll University as the next leader of our Athletic Department and an impactful partner for our faculty, staff, coaches, and leadership team,” JCU president Alan R. Miciak said in a release. “Brian’s experience at Division I level and his understanding of our institutional mission will add another layer of excellence to our Inspired Futures strategy that focuses on academic rigor, experiential opportunities including highly competitive athletics, and personal formation for our students.”

In a 25-year coaching career, Polian made stops at a number of programs, including a five-season stint with the Fighting Irish prior to Kelly’s arrival. He was also the head coach at Nevada from 2013-16, accumulating a 23-27 record with one bowl win.

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LSU officially announces Jimmy Lindsey as new defensive line coach

Lindsey spent the last two seasons in the same role at South Carolina.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] officially added the final member of his on-field staff on Monday as [autotag]Jimmy Lindsey[/autotag] takes over as defensive line coach after holding the same role at South Carolina for the last two seasons.

His hiring was reported late last week, and LSU officially announced the addition on Monday. He’ll replace [autotag]Jamar Cain[/autotag], who left earlier this offseason to take a role on the Denver Broncos coaching staff.

Lindsey coached a number of talented defensive linemen with the Gamecocks, namely Zacch Pickens, who was taken by the Chicago Bears in the third round of last weekend’s 2023 NFL draft. Before joining Shane Beamer’s staff, he spent one season as the defensive ends coach at Illinois following a three-season stint at Western Kentucky.

He has spent more than two decades as an assistant coach at the college level making stops at several programs, including multiple stints at his alma mater, Chattanooga.

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Report: LSU close to hiring defensive line coach from SEC foe

The Tigers are reportedly targeting Jimmy Lindsey, who has been South Carolina’s defensive line coach since 2021, for the vacancy left by Jamar Cain.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] seems to be close to completing the Tigers’ on-field coaching staff entering the 2023 season.

LSU is reportedly targeting South Carolina defensive line coach [autotag]Jimmy Lindsey[/autotag] to fill the vacant position on staff left by [autotag]Jamar Cain[/autotag], who left for a role with the Denver Broncos, according to Football Scoop. Per the report, a deal could be finalized as soon as this weekend.

Defensive analyst [autotag]Gerald Chatman[/autotag], who returned to Baton Rouge this offseason, filled in coaching the defensive line group during spring practice.

Lindsey spent the last two seasons in Columbia as the Gamecocks’ defensive line coach. Before that, he was the defensive ends coach at Illinois in 2020 and later served as the interim defensive coordinator for the season finale after then-coach Lovie Smith was fired.

Prior to his stint with the Illini, Lindsey made stops as an assistant at Western Kentucky, Georgia Southern, Furman, UT-Martin, Miami (Ohio) and Gardner-Webb, as well as multiple stints at his alma mater, Chattanooga.

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