Sources: LSU’s Denbrock back to N

• Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterDec 22, 2023, 10:59 AM ET

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  • Joined ESPN.com in 2008.
  • Graduate of Northwestern University.Notre Dame is set to

hire LSU offending coordinator Mike Denbrock, a previous Combating Irish assistant, to the very same role, sources informed ESPN.Denbrock has actually accepted the coordinator job

, according to sources, and an announcement is expected quickly. He has actually invested the past 2 years as LSU’s offending coordinator under coach Brian Kelly, who came to LSU after 12 seasons leading Notre Dame.This year, Debrock was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given to the nation’s leading assistant, after collaborating a Tigers offense that leads the FBS in both points per game( 46.4) and backyards per game (547.8 ). LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Prize previously this month.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated Denbrock, 59, will change Gerad Parker, who just recently became head coach at Troy. Denbrock will be Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman’s third offending organizer in as many years, as Tommy Rees supervised the offense in 2022 before leaving for Alabama.Denbrock worked under Kelly at Notre Dame from 2010 to 2016, serving as the team’s offensive coordinator in 2014 and likewise training wide receivers and tight ends. He then worked alongside Freeman at Cincinnati as the team’s offensive planner under coach Luke Fickell.Texas A&M likewise pursued Denbrock earlier this month for its offensive coordinator job under new coach Mike Elko, however Denbrock decided to remain at LSU with an enhanced agreement.