Report: Brian Kelly Is Focusing In On Two Potential Coordinator Hires

John Brice with Football Scoop is reporting that new LSU head coach Brian Kelly is focusing on Cincinnati offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock and Kansas City Chiefs’ linebackers coach Matt House to join his staff as OC & DC.

The potential hires would replace LSU OC Jake Peetz and DC Daronte Jones who were hired by former coach Ed Orgeron last offseason.

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Offensively, numerous sources this week told FootballScoop that Kelly is expected to reunite with Mike Denbrock, Kelly’s former Notre Dame offensive coordinator and assistant head coach who spent seven seasons alongside Kelly in South Bend, Indiana.

Denbrock, who also previously worked with Kelly at NCAA Division II power Grand Valley State early in both coaches’ careers, has spent the past five seasons as the offensive play-caller for Luke Fickell’s Cincinnati program.

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On the defensive side of the ball, Kelly has set his target – per sources -- on an up-and-coming NFL assistant coach Matt House, the Kansas City Chiefs’ linebackers coach who spent almost two decades coaching at the collegiate level before he exited the University of Kentucky three years ago for an opportunity with the Chiefs. Read more.

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