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Brian Kelly elaborates on roles for co-offensive coordinators Joe Sloan, Cortez Hankton

Joe Sloan will call the plays, but Brian Kelly said Cortez Hankton will still have a “major role.”

LSU will have a new offensive play-caller in 2024 after previous offensive coordinator [autotag]Mike Denbrock[/autotag] left the Tigers to return to Notre Dame in the same role.

Rather than bring in an outside candidate, [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] opted to promote from within. Quarterbacks coach [autotag]Joe Sloan[/autotag] and receivers coach/passing game coordinator [autotag]Cortez Hankton[/autotag] were tabbed as the interim co-offensive coordinators for the ReliaQuest Bowl, and Kelly recently removed the “interim” tag from both their titles.

Visiting Senior Bowl practice on Thursday, where former LSU players [autotag]Charles Turner[/autotag] and [autotag]Jordan Jefferson[/autotag] are participating, Kelly spoke to the media and addressed the roles those two coaches would occupy.

Sloan will be the primary play-caller, though Hankton will also have a “major role” Kelly said per On3’s Matthew Brune.

“Joe will take the chief responsibilities and certainly be the play caller,” Kelly said. “Cortez will have a major role as well but at the end of the day if you don’t like the play call you can see me or you can see Joe. I think we’ll have a clear delineation in terms of the roles. Both of them are outstanding. Joe will be the play caller, he’ll handle the quarterbacks and I think it’ll be a team approach. We’ve got great coaches. [autotag]Brad Davis[/autotag] does a great job with the offensive line, [autotag]Frank Wilson[/autotag], Cortez certainly, [autotag]Slade Nagle[/autotag] is an experienced offensive coordinator from Tulane who’s done great things and gives us an experienced play caller as well. I think we’re gonna lean on the group and Joe will get the lead in play calling.”

Both Sloan and Hankton are key recruiters for the Tigers, and keeping them on staff was a must, especially with the makings of an elite 2025 class. Now, we have some clarity on how the roles will be separated between the pair.

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New LSU tight ends coach Slade Nagle to also serve as special teams coordinator

Slade Nagle previously worked as an analyst focusing on special teams at LSU in 2009.

LSU formally announced the hiring of former Tulane offensive coordinator [autotag]Slade Nagle[/autotag] as the tight ends coach on Wednesday night, officially completing the on-field staff.

News of Nagle’s hiring was reported earlier on Wednesday, but we now know that he will also serve as the special teams coordinator. [autotag]John Jancek[/autotag] was hired as the outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator ahead of the 2023 season, but he was moved to the defensive line when [autotag]Jimmy Lindsey[/autotag] took a leave of absence and was replaced by fellow assistant [autotag]Bob Diaco[/autotag].

Lindsey was let go along with most of the defensive staff following the season. Both Jancek and Diaco remain on staff in undetermined roles, but it seems neither will direct special teams in 2024.

Nagle, a Baton Rouge native, is returning to LSU where he served as an analyst working with special teams under Les Miles in 2009.

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Report: Auburn expected to hire LSU director of player personnel Will Redmond to same role

Will Redmond has served as LSU’s director of player personnel since 2021.

While LSU reportedly completed its on-field coaching staff on Wednesday with the hiring of Tulane’s [autotag]Slade Nagle[/autotag] as the next tight ends coach, it now apparently has a key off-field role to fill.

On Wednesday, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Auburn was hiring LSU director of player personnel [autotag]Will Redmond[/autotag] to serve in the same role. A native of Franklin, Tennessee, and a graduate of Tennessee in 2013, Redmond has been on staff at LSU since 2021.

He previously served as the director of recruiting at Kansas and director of player personnel at Middle Tennessee State before joining LSU’s staff, where he was retained during the transition from [autotag]Ed Orgeron[/autotag] to [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag].

Now, Redmond is joining an Auburn staff that saw quite a bit of shakeup after the team finished 6-7 in the first year under coach Hugh Freeze.

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LSU expected to hire former Tulane offensive coordinator Slade Nagle as tight ends coach

Slade Nagle served as the offensive coordinator for Tulane this past season and was the interim coach for the Green Wave’s bowl game.

LSU has seemingly completed its on-field staff ahead of the 2024 season.

On Tuesday, the Tigers promoted interim co-offensive coordinators [autotag]Joe Sloan[/autotag] and [autotag]Cortez Hantkon[/autotag] to the roles full-time, and on Wednesday, LSU found the final piece of the puzzle as it is reportedly hiring former Tulane offensive coordinator [autotag]Slade Nagle[/autotag] as the tight ends coach.

It’s a major pickup for Brian Kelly’s staff as Nagle was even considered a candidate for the offensive coordinator position. Instead, he’ll join the staff as a position coach after orchestrating one of the Group of Five’s best offenses last season.

The news of Nagle’s hiring was first reported by 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

Nagle is a Baton Rouge native who had been on staff at Tulane since 2016 in various capacities. He took over as the offensive play-caller this season and served as the interim head coach in the team’s 41-20 Military Bowl loss to Virginia Tech after Willie Fritz left for the Houston job.

Nagle has also previously been on staff at LSU, serving as a special teams analyst under [autotag]Les Miles[/autotag] during the 2009 season.

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Four reasons why LSU promoting Cortez Hankton to co-offensive coordinator makes sense

Cortez Hankton is taking on a new role at LSU. Here’s why he’s ready.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] didn’t have to look far to find LSU’s next offensive coordinators.

The LSU head coach promoted [autotag]Joe Sloan[/autotag] and [autotag]Cortez Hankton[/autotag]. The two served as the interim co-offensive coordinators during LSU’s bowl win over Wisconsin, but now, that title is permanent.

LSU’s staff was completed with the hiring of tight ends coach [autotag]Slade Nagle[/autotag] on Wednesday morning.

Nagle has play-calling experience himself after leading Tulane’s offense under Willie Fritz.

Hankton is yet to call plays, though. Sloan will serve as LSU’s primary playcaller, but this will still be a test for Hankton. LSU fans are likely already familiar with the New Orleans native, but here are four reasons why he’s ready for this job.