Jordan Rodgers Says Lane Kiffin Is Not Leaving For Mess At LSU, Names Two Other Candidates

During ESPN's "Get Up" on Friday morning, College Football analyst Jordan Rodgers commented on the situation at LSU, which he described as "a mess."

Rodgers thinks that due to the recent events in Baton Rouge this week, established coaches, including Lane Kiffin, will want to stay away from LSU now.

Rodgers also suggested two off-the-radar candidates for the LSU job: Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline and first-year New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore. Per On3:

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“Lane Kiffin is not leaving for that mess, and I think a lot of other established coaches that may be (normally) be on the radar for LSU aren’t either as of the events of the last couple of days. So I’m going to give you two names that I don’t think anybody’s talking about,” Rodgers said Friday morning. “Brian Hartline, the offensive coordinator at Ohio State, he has a track record of developing and recruiting elite wide receivers. And, as a play caller, look what he’s done with a young quarterback in Julian Sayin this year. I think he’d be a great hire, off-the-radar a little bit.

“And another one, and this might sound a little crazy: Kellen Moore, (who is currently) an hour and 15 minutes down the road. And if you’re like, why would Kellen Moore want to go LSU? Well in a month or so, if (the Saints) are 2-10 or 2-12 and you find out Tyler Shough is not the guy, in the NFL you don’t get more than two years to figure it out at that position,” Rodgers continued, suggesting Moore could already see the writing on the wall in New Orleans. “And success in the NFL doesn’t mean you can’t have success in college. He has got a great scheme, a great offensive mind, would immediately make an impact. And he has a chance to turn good players into great players with his scheme in college, something you can’t really do in the NFL (because) it’s much more star-driven.

“So there’s two names to maybe keep an eye on, maybe completely off the wall, but at LSU, they’re going to have to figure something out.”

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