For you older LSU fans like myself, what do you remember about Pete Jenkins?

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But could never defeat Ole Miss and their elusive quarterback John Bond

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Miss state

He coached me at lineman camp. Dude has so much wisdom and is very genuine

John Bond played MS State

You’re a strange fella!!

I remember back in the arnsparger archer years it was reported that he could bench more than any player on the team.

Thought all D-lines were good under him. But I remember Saban throwing a fit and yelling at him after I guess something Saban didn't like. It may be the reason he wasn't coaching the next year.

I worked in the athletic department maintenance department, and had to paint Tiger Stadium bathrooms and everything else purple and gold in that concrete palace. One day coach Pete called us out for not working the paint roller on a pole correctly. Gave us a pointer on squatting and putting our legs and butt into our long paint strokes, not using our arms as much for the stroke. fricking genius! Painted much faster and efficient after that…

Many years ago I spoke with a high school DL coach who knew Coach Jenkins. He told me that Pete was a fiery guy with a lot of enthusiasm and an extremely knowledgable coach.

The defensive linemen he coached both respected and liked him.

I know he's been very successful at his LSU stints and hope for more of the same this time. He's 82 though, so this may be his last roundup.

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The Advocate reported that Pete Jenkins was on staff for Arnsparger, Stovall, Archer, and Saban. And Orgeron wanted him as his Dline coach.

What I remember about Pete Jenkins was sort of a mixed bag, he definitely could coach the Dline. Had success at LSU with Armsparger but not against Nebraska in the Suger Bowl, I went to that one.

Jenkins had success with LSU and Coach Stovall, they beat The Bear at Alabama with Alan Risher as our quarterback. But could never defeat Miss State when they had their elusive quarterback John Bond, he never loss to LSU. Jenkins along with some older LSU fans probably still have nightmares about tackling that guy. It wasn’t like LSU didn’t have Dline talent to stop him, they had Leonard Marshal who went on to play for the Giants.

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Was he the DC during any of these? I know he wasn’t under Arnsparger, Saban, or Ed. Not saying DL coach didn’t play an important role but unless also DC he would be more about coaching line up to be its best within system given.

I am not sure he is a strategy guy as much as the guy to teach/coach technique, evaluate players, help put best players within current system, and advice on adjustments within system including advice on what the players do best. Maybe when younger also light up some DL for mistakes or laziness and get fired up with them when they do good.

Edit: I checked Wikipedia, and its says he was DC in 1982 when they played Nebraska in Orange (seems orange bowl basically handed out before Tulane loss & not in top 10 for it) but not the following year for Stovall’s last season. He was DC again under Archer during 87-89 with no Nebraska games) and demoted for 90 season in Archer’s last season.

DC for 1 game against Bond and for 1 game against Nebraska in 82.
82 had Mack Brown calling offense as well, but I don’t think he was the official coordinator.

He DLs were very physical and always reset the line of scrimmage. Something we desperately need now.