Source: LSU to promote QB coach Sloan to OC

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJan 23, 2024, 11:30 AM ET The training restructuring at LSU is continuing as Brian Kelly is shuffling some things around on the offending side of the ball.LSU is promoting quarterbacks coach Joe Sloan to the function of offensive coordinator and playcaller, a source tells ESPN.Cortez Hankton, who is the Tigers ‘broad

receivers coach and pass game coordinator, is being promoted to co-offensive coordinator, per sources.Editor’s Picks Led by Heisman Prize winner Jayden Daniels, LSU’s offense was electric throughout the 2023 season as it published a

second straight 10-3 season under Kelly. LSU paced the whole nation in total offense at 543.5 yards per game, and its passing game(338.9 YPG) ranked third in the FBS.Kelly and the program had previously worked with Blake Baker from Missouri to come in as the new defensive planner; they generated Bo Davis from Texas and Kevin Peoples from Missouri to coach on the defensive line; and Corey Raymond returned to LSU as defensive backs coach after hanging around at Florida.Raymond had actually spent 10 seasons in Baton Rouge before Kelly took control of ahead of the start of the 2022 season.The overhaul on the defensive staff comes after the Tigers ‘defense completed 105th nationally in overall defense(416.6 YPG )and permitted 28 points a game (tied for 78th in the FBS with Akron ). En route to dropping games against Florida State, Ole Miss and Alabama, LSU’s defense especially struggled– permitting a minimum of 42 points and quiting a minimum of 494 total lawns in each of those 3 losses.LSU begins its 2024 season against USC in

the Vegas Kickoff Classic on Sept. 1.