LSUDad Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 LSU is expected to hire McNeese State tight ends coach Derek Shay as graduate assistant LSU hires former McNeese State tight ends coach Derek Shay as graduate assistant.▲ BY BROOKS KUBENA | Staff writer Feb 28, 2020 - 4:00 pm LSU is expected to hire former McNeese State tight ends coach Derek Shay to coach the same position in a graduate assistant role, multiple sources told The Advocate Friday. Shay will be replacing John Decoster, who left LSU just after the Tigers' national championship to be a full-time tight ends coach at Old Dominion. Decoster focused on tight ends in Baton Rouge, and LSU coach Ed Orgeron credited him for landing the nation's top tight end recruit, five-star Arik Gilbert. The 6-foot-6, 245-pound Gilbert was the Gatorade National Player of the Year and recorded 1,760 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior at Marietta High in Georgia. The 29-year-old Shay spent one coaching tight ends in Lake Charles under former McNeese coach Sterlin Gilbert, who left in January to become the offensive coordinator at Syracuse. McNeese ranked 59th in the FCS division in total offense (385 yards per game), 65th in scoring offense (26.1 points per game) and tight ends Louis Conerly and Jacob Logan combined for four catches, 36 yards and a touchdown reception. Orgeron's son, Cody, was the starting quarterback at McNeese in 2019. Shay's coaching roots are tied to Gilbert and Syracuse head coach Dino Babers. He began his collegiate coaching career in 2012 at his alma mater, Eastern Illinois. Shay coached offensive line and tight ends for two seasons under Gilbert, who was the offensive coordinator, and Shay left with Gilbert to coach tight ends on Babers' coaching staff at Bowling Green in 2014. Before Shay rejoined Gilbert at McNeese in 2019, he spent four seasons at the high school level. He spent two seasons as the offensive line coach at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, and he was the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Warren Central High in Indianapolis and served as the offensive line coach for USA Football's U17 National Development Team. Shay began his coaching career at the high school level, spending a season each as an assistant coach at Cerro Gordo High (2010) and Marshall High (2011) in Illinois. Shay, a Cerro Gordo High graduate, played one season as an offensive lineman for Eastern Illinois in 2009, before he transferred to Eastern Illinois and finished college. The tight ends coach hasn't been a full-time position on LSU's 11-man coaching staff since 2017, when Steve Ensminger coached the position before he was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2018. Orgeron replaced the full-time tight ends coaching position with a passing-game coordinator, Jerry Sullivan, who coached in that role in 2018 before retiring after one season. Passing-game coordinator became a quasi-co-offensive coordinator with Joe Brady in 2019, when the Broyles Award-winning assistant helped build LSU's record-breaking offense in tandem with Ensminger. Orgeron then hired former Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Scott Linehan with a two-year, $800,000 per year contract to replace Brady, who is now the offensive coordinator with the Carolina Panthers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Very thorough article about Kevin Faulk: https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_48e32390-599e-11ea-ad35-3781f6fed93c.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 LSU loses its eighth analyst from the 2019 championship team. The Minnesota Vikings announced the hiring of lead defensive analyst Roy Anderson, who spent one season with the Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron has started the hiring process but has primarily focused on the offensive side of the ball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Report: Scott Cochran's move from Alabama to Georgia involved a pay cut Adam Spencer | 2 hours ago In one of the most discussed moves of recent weeks, Alabama strength coach Scott Cochran moved to Georgia to serve as the Bulldogs’ special teams coordinator. However, the move involved a pay cut for Cochran, according to records requested by AL.com. Per the report, Cochran will take a $45,000 pay cut to make the move to Kirby Smart’s staff in Athens: Cochran, who left Alabama to become special teams coordinator at Georgia, will make $550,000 next year, according to an AL.com public records request. He made $595,000 last year at Alabama. Though Cochran is taking a pay cut, AL.com notes this is still a step up from what Georgia’s last special teams coordinator, Scott Fountain, made. Fountain made $330,050 in 2019. Cochran clearly wanted to become an on-field coach, so the pay cut will probably be worth it for him if he continues to advance his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 Here we go... Former LSU, NFL LB Kelvin Sheppard joins Tigers staff as Director of Player Personnel SDS Staff | 2 hours ago In a move that will please many fans, Ed Orgeron announced Wednesday during his pre-spring press conference that the Tigers have hired former linebacker standout Kelvin Sheppard as the team’s Director of Player Development. Sheppard replaces Kevin Faulk, who was moved to an on-field role as the running backs coach following Tommie Robinson’s departure to Texas A&M this offseason. The former Tigers linebacker starred at LSU from 2007-10, racking up two straight 100-plus tackle seasons in 2009 and 2010. All total, Sheppard made 311 total tackles in four seasons, including 26 for loss and 5.5 sacks. Following his standout collegiate career, Sheppard was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 3rd round (No. 68 overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played for the Bills (2011-12), Colts (2013), Dolphins (2014-15), Giants (2016, 2017), Bears (2017) and Lions (2018). Sheppard made 429 total tackles in the NFL in eight-career seasons. Sheppard is a Stone Mountain, Georgia, native and majored in General Studies at LSU. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 Wide receivers coach Mickey Joseph has been named assistant head coach, and cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond has been tabbed as the Tigers' recruiting coordinator! http://lsul.su/39sh3TO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 Football's Joseph, Raymond Add New Titles Story Links BATON ROUGE – LSU wide receivers coach Mickey Joseph has been named assistant head coach, while cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond has been tabbed as the Tigers' recruiting coordinator, head coach Ed Orgeronannounced on Wednesday. Joseph enters his fourth season on the LSU staff in 2020, while Raymond is now in his ninth year with the program. Both Joseph and Raymond will continue to coach their respective position groups. "I am proud to announce that Corey Raymond is our new recruiting coordinator and Mickey Joseph is our new assistant head coach," Orgeron said. "These two men are vital in the success of this program and I could not be happier that these two born and bred Louisiana men are here to help us win more championships for the state of Louisiana." Joseph, a native of New Orleans, played a key role in LSU's record-setting offense in 2019 as he coached the nation's top trio of wide receivers in Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chaseand Terrace Marshall. Chase, a unanimous All-America as a sophomore, was named the winner of the 2019 Biletnikoff Award. Chase set SEC records for touchdown receptions (20) and receiving yards (1,780) to go along with 84 receptions for the Tigers. Jefferson set an LSU single-season record for receptions with 111 to go along with 1,540 yards and 18 TDs. His four TD receptions against Oklahoma set an CFP National Semifinals record. Marshall caught 46 passes for 671 yards and 13 TDs in 2019 as the group became the first trio in school history with 10 or more TD receptions in the same season. Raymond, a four-year letterwinner for the Tigers from 1988-91, helped produce another outstanding group of cornerbacks led by true freshman Derek Stingley Jr., who earned consensus All-America honors in 2019. Senior Kristian Fulton, a likely first round NFL Draft pick in April, was a second-team All-SEC selection as the Tigers led the league in interceptions last year with 17. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Boo. Let’s talk Shep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Everyone getting paid? Ohio State just paid….everybody By Scott Roussel - March 9, 2020 Four Ohio State assistant coaches will make over $1 million this season the program has announced, a first in college athletics. Defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs will make $1.4 million. Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson will make $1.2 million. × Greg Mattison and Larry Johnson will each make $1.133 million. Offensive line coach Greg Studrawa received a $100,000 raise pushing his salary to $700,000. Running backs coach Tony Alford will make $618,000. Receivers coach Brian Hartline, who made $360,000 last season, will now be paid $550,000 per year. Al Washington (linebackers) will make $550,000. Special teams coordinator Matt Barnes goes from making $350,000 to $450,000. Corey Dennis, who was promoted from quality control to quarterbacks coach, will make $300,000. From a contractual standpoint, Mattison and Johnson are in year two of their two year deals. Everyone else, except Tony Alford, has a two year deal beginning now. Alford, for some reason, only has a one year deal. In total that is $8 million for the ten assistants. Kerry Coombs Defensive Coordinator $1,400,000 Kevin Wilson Offensive Coordinator $1,200,000 Greg Mattison Co-Defensive Coordinator $1,133,000 Larry Johnson Defensive Line $1,133,000 Greg Studrawa Offensive Line $700,000 Tony Alford Running Backs $618,000 Brian Hartline Receivers $550,000 Al Washington Linebackers $515,000 Matt Barnes Special Teams $450,000 Corey Dennis Quarterbacks $300,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Clearly Corey Dennis needs a raise! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 4 hours ago, LSUDad said: Greg Studrawa Offensive Line $700,000 Ex LSU OL coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, Herb said: Ex LSU OL coach. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Faulk talks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Adding again. Ed Orgeron adds former LSU defensive lineman Bennie Logan to Tigers coaching staff Michael Wayne Bratton | 1 hour ago Ed Orgeron is loading up his LSU staff with former Tigers. Not long after naming Kevin Faulk as the new running backs coach in Baton Rouge and Kelvin Sheppard as the team’s Director of Player Development, the LSU coach has added another former Tiger to his coaching staff. 00:00 LSU and NFL veteran defensive lineman Bennie Logan has been hired as an analyst on Orgeron’s staff. The news was first reported by Jordy Culotta and T-Bob Hebert of ESPN Baton Rouge program “Off the Bench,” who broke the news on Tuesday morning. “Ed Orgeron has hired former LSU Tiger Bennie Logan,” Culotta shared on the show. “How about your boy Smoke joining the staff? Former 2013 third-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles compiled 5.5 sacks and 164 total tackles for the Eagles. Coach Orgeron and LSU will have that announcement today.” Logan’s official title will be a defensive line analyst, according to Culotta. Logan’s addition isn’t the only analyst news in Baton Rouge, either. The hire of Logan comes a day after Andy Staples of The Athletic reported that Damione Lewis would be joining the LSU staff a defensive line assistant. Considering Orgeron’s strong track record of coaching and developing defensive linemen in college, it says a lot about these two young coaches that LSU’s head coach would bring them both in this offseason. If Orgeron’s eye for defensive line coaches is as good as his eye for players, Logan and Lewis will quickly be moving up the coaching ladder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 On 3/7/2020 at 11:01 PM, LSUDad said: Boo. Let’s talk Shep... GEAUX BOO. Ed Orgeron announces former LSU WR hired as part of support staff Adam Spencer | 2 hours ago The LSU Tigers have shifted around their coaching staff a bit this offseason, and their support staff has been tweaked, too. On Tuesday night, coach Ed Orgeron announced a former LSU standout was joining the staff for the 2020 season. 00:03 Per Coach O, former LSU WR Eddie Kennison will serve as the Tigers’ director of player personnel this upcoming year: Brooks Kubena ✔@BKubena Ed Orgeron says former #LSU wide receiver Eddie Kennison was hired as Director of Player Personnel. 186 6:23 PM - Mar 10, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 29 people are talking about this Kennison played for LSU from 1993 to 1995, catching 98 passes for 1,554 yards and 10 touchdowns. He then went on to play in the NFL for 13 seasons, catching 548 passes for 8,345 yards and 42 touchdowns. This comes days after former LSU standout Kelvin Sheppard returned to Baton Rouge to take the open Director of Player Development position. A lot of Tigers are flocking back to Louisiana these days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 The story of Les going to look up a kid named Bennie Logan, goes like this. Les arrived at the high school walks into the football coaches office, tells the coach he’d like to see Bennie Logan. The coach said, he’s playing basketball in the gym right now. About the time they walk in, a large kid gets the rebound, drives the length of the court, then slams the ball through the goal. The high school coach said, “ That’s him!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 As for Faulk, a good friend of mine recruited Kevin, but only called him Hoss. When I see Kevin, that’s the only thing I call him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 As for Eddie Kennison, in the recruiting period, to get to Eddie, you had to go through a preacher in the town. This preacher was very helpful in the recruiting. He only wanted the best for Eddie and his family. Boo was drafted, then came a time when his contract ended. The coach that had signed Boo out of high school, got a call from someone within the NFL team that was looking to sign Boo. He told them Boo would be a perfect fit in their organization. Oh, Boo had a relative playing at one of the KATY schools, his last name was Thibodeaux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 Orgeron brings Manny Michel to LSU's staff by Shea Dixon 14 hours ago (Photo: ULMWarhawks.com) LSU head coach Ed Orgeron welcomed a new defensive coordinator to Baton Rouge this offseason, hiring former LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini to return to campus and replace Dave Aranda, who is now the head coach at Baylor. With the move from Aranda to Pelini, Orgeron has the defense switching from a base 3-4 to a 4-3 defensive alignment, which he feels will help the defensive line create a more natural pass rusher - even more so with Pelini’s aggressive nature when it comes to play-calling. And when it comes to putting a focus on the progression of the defensive line moving into the 2020 season, Orgeron has stacked up his roster of not just players, but also coaches. This offseason, Orgeron hired former LSU defensive lineman Bennie Logan as a defensive analyst, a move that came quickly after Logan wrapped up his NFL career. Logan joins another one-time LSU defensive lineman Christian LaCoutureon staff, with LaCouture returning to the program as a graduate assistant in January 2019, and he was part of the staff that won a National Championship this past season. Another hire that came a year ago was the addition of longtime NFL assistant Bill Johnson, who is now the program’s defensive line coach, and he’s set to serve in that same role for the 2020 season. While Orgeron has a veteran assistant in Johnson and two up-and-coming staff members in LaCouture and Logan, he announced another hire during Tuesday’s appearance on ESPN 104.5’s Off the Bench. Orgeron has brought on longtime Louisiana college and high school coach Manny Michel, who will now serve as an analyst on the defensive side, where he will put a focus on working with the defensive line. “Manny is a longtime assistant football coach in the state of Louisiana,” Orgeron said. “He started with John Curtis. Everyone calls him ‘Little Pete Jenkins’. He knows all Pete’s stuff. “He’s been at McNeese and been at Northeast Louisiana. He’s been a tremendous recruiter and he knows Louisiana inside and out. He is with us as an analyst. “I think along with him and Bennie Logan, Christian LaCouture, Bill Johnsonand myself, the defensive line will get a lot of attention. Which is the way it needs to be.” Michel began his coaching career in the mid-80s as an assistant at Cumberland High in Tennessee, then returned to his alma mater John Curtis, where he coached from 1986-1994. In 1995, Michel left River Ridge for a job as Nicholls State defensive coordinator and defensive line coach, which he held for four seasons. In 1999, Michel accepted a job as the defensive line coach and later the co-defensive coordinator at Louisiana-Monroe, where he remained for 10 seasons. In 2009, Michel joined the McNeese State staff as defensive line coach, and remained in Lake Charles through the 2015 season. He closed out his on-field coaching career in 2017 after returning to ULM as the program’s defensive line coach for two final seasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 O continues to push for excellence. Miles seemed to sort of zone out after his great season in 2011, seemed like he thought he knew it all and there was no need to change or innovate, just keep doing what brought them a natty in 2007 and almost another in 2011. The problem was that other coaches were innovating and evolving, such as Saban evolving to a better passing scheme with Lane Kiffin. O seems to be aware that he can't get complacent or he will be overtaken, so he keeps pushing. Most of his coaching hires have been solid, but he did make some mistakes. We know about Matt Canada, but I think the receiver coach that was here before Brady, Jerry Sullivan, did not work out the way O wanted, replaced after 1 year and then the offense transformed. At least O fixes his mistakes quickly. I guess it is hard to make the perfect hire each time. Maybe the willingness to fix your mistakes quickly is more important than always making the perfect hire, which nobody gets it right every time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Ed Orgeron talks up LSU's new assistant defensive line coach Manny Michel Michael Wayne Bratton | 60 minutes ago Just when you thought LSU’s rotation of defensive line coaches couldn’t get any stronger, Ed Orgeron has gone out and added another veteran assistant to his staff in Baton Rouge. The latest coach to land a spot on the defending national champions coaching staff is defensive line coach, Manny Michel. Michel comes to Baton Rouge with nearly 30 years of coaching experience, which includes two stops at Louisiana-Monroe in addition to experience working at Nicholls State, McNeese State and John Curtis Christian High School. 00:07 03:44 The way Ed Orgeron tells it, during a recent appearance on ESPN Baton Rouge radio show “Off The Bench,” Michel has a reputation similar to another former LSU defensive line coach. “Manny Michel is a longtime assistant football coach in the state of Louisiana, started at John Curtis. Everybody calls him the little Pete Jenkins, he knows all of Pete’s stuff… been a tremendous recruiter, knows Louisiana in and out, he’s with us as an analyst,” Orgeron said during his appearance on the show. “I think him, along with Bennie Logan — who I think is phenomenal to have on our staff, Christian LaCouture, Bill Johnson and myself, the defensive line is going to get a lot of attention — which it needs to.” Considering Orgeron’s outstanding track record of coaching the position, praise coming from the LSU head coach means more than it would from most other coaches from around the SEC. It also says a lot about Michel’s ability to coach the position that Orgeron was willing to add him to the staff in Baton Rouge given all the other defensive line coaches on staff for 2020. With the Tigers moving to the 4-3 defense under Bo Pelini’s leadership, one thing is certain, LSU won’t lack the necessary coaching on the defensive line to excel in the new system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 @LSUDad...thought you'd like this article about Christian LaCoutre: https://deathvalleyvoice.com/2020/06/23/lsu-football-rising-star-coaching-tigers/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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