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LSU football is halfway through spring practice. That means the coaching staff is finalized as Tigers’ head coach Brian Kelly gears up for his fourth season with the program.
This offseason was calm compared to the change LSU went through last year. Following the 2023 campaign, Kelly fired the entire defensive staff. If that wasn’t enough, offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock left for the same position at Notre Dame.
This year, both coordinators are back and LSU lost just one position coach on each side of the ball. Neither change was due to a firing as both coaches left for promotions.
Returning both coordinators creates stability within the program.
“I think more than anything else is that as they go into year two, they went through a year of understanding what our weaknesses were and what we need to be better at,” Kelly said of DC Blake Baker and OC Joe Sloan.
Here’s a look at LSU football’s complete 2025 coaching staff.
Offensive Coordinator: Joe Sloan
Sloan joined LSU in 2022 as quarterbacks coach. When Denbrock left for Notre Dame, he was promoted to offensive coordinator. Sloan was critical in the development of Heisman-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels. LSU’s offense had some growing pains in 2024, but Garrett Nussmeier’s strong finish has expectations sky-high in 2025.
Co-Offensive Coordinator and Wide Receivers: Cortez Hankton
Hankton was a member of Brian Kelly’s initial staff in Baton Rouge, leaving his position at UGA to return home. Hankton produced two first-round wide receivers in Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. After hitting the transfer portal, Hankton’s group should be top-notch again in 2025.
Run Game Coordinator and Tight Ends: Alex Atkins
Atkins is new. After LSU tight ends coach Slade Nagle departed for the OC job at Houston, LSU saw a chance to bring in one of the sharpest run game designers in…
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