Top 10 OCs to replace Crowton

In my opinion the Top 10 best OC candidates for LSU:

1. Gus Malzahn, OC Auburn
Unlikely we get him, since he should probably be interviewing for head coaching jobs.

2. Dana Holgorsen, OC Oklahoma St.
Should be our top candidate. Has had incredible success everywhere he goes. #1 offense with OK St. this year, #1 with Houston last year, #4 with Texas Tech the year before. He has even shown he can transcend Mike Leach's air-raid offense by having a great running game this year with Kendall Hunter. Not a one-trick pony as some board posters say he is. His offense outranks LSU in every category this year. OSU's pass ypg ranked #2, rush ypg ranked #29. (LSU's #108, #30, respectively).

3. Kevin Wilson, OC Oklahoma
Has consistently fielded a successful, balanced, star-studded offense year after year, but it's hard to see him leaving his current job.

4. Justin Fuente, Co-OC and RB Coach Texas A&M
#7 and #9 in total offense the last two years. #9 and #5 in rushing offense in that span. Clearly knows how to coach a running game.

5. Nolan Cromwell, WRs Coach St. Louis Rams
Was Texas A&M's OC last year, when they ranked #5 in total offense. Since he left, they are ranked #17 this year. He has experience coaching mobile quarterbacks. He coached three Super Bowl offenses under Mike Holmgren (2 with Green Bay, 1 with Seattle). They're not exactly Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce, but Danario Alexander and Danny Amendola have really emerged this season under Cromwell.

6. Kevin Montgomery, OC Baylor
Baylor's ranked #10 in total offense this year, somewhat out of nowhere. He was Co-OC/RB coach/QB coach for most of Houston's prolific offenses in the early-mid-2000s. Developed Kevin Kolb and Robert Griffin.

(Keep in mind all 6 of the guys above have major experience recruiting Texas and other parts of the South.)

7. Danny Langsdorf, OC and QBs Coach Oregon State
Was an assistant coach for the Saints from 02-04. "Langsdorf coached in the Canadian Football League and for the New Orleans Saints before coming to Oregon State. He became the offensive coordinator in 2004, and Oregon State has ranked in the top 10 in the nation for passing yardage each season since."

8. Lincoln Riley, OC East Carolina
Worked as WRs Coach at Texas Tech from 2007-2009. Helped develop Michael Crabtree. Served as interim OC in Tech's 41-31 win over Michigan State in last year's Alamo Bowl. In one year at East Carolina, he has brought their total offense ranking from #67 last year to #19 this year. Dude's only 26.

9. Al Borges, OC San Diego State
You know the deal from when he was at Auburn. Worth noting that the Aztecs are ranked #25 in total offense this year, up from #99 the year before he got there.

10. Mike Leach, unemployed
You know his deal.


4 Other Good OCs we are unlikely to get because they are coordinating for their alma mater:

Bryan Harsin (OC Boise State)
Galen Hall (OC Penn State)
David Shaw (OC Stanford)
Paul Chryst (OC Wisconsin)