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Report: Lane Kiffin Hires New Offensive Line Coach

by Staff Reporter

December 8, 202536 Comments

Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

New LSU coach Lane Kiffin has reportedly hired Kentucky offensive line coach Eric Wolford for the same role on his staff.

Wolford will replace Brad Davis, who served as LSU's offensive line coach since 2021.

The 54-year-old coach from Youngstown, Ohio, has been an offensive line coach throughout his career, with stops at several SEC schools, including South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, and now LSU.

Wolford was Youngstown State's head coach from 2010 to 2014, going 31-26 in five seasons.

Coaching Career:
1995: Kansas State (GA)
1996: Emporia State (OL)
1997–1999: South Florida (OL)
2000–2002: Houston (OL)
2003: North Texas (OL)
2004–2006: Arizona (OL)
2007–2008: Illinois (OL)
2009: South Carolina (OL)
2010–2014: Youngstown State (HC)
2015–2016: San Francisco 49ers (asst. OL)
2017–2020: South Carolina (OL)
2021: Kentucky (OL)
2022–2023: Alabama (OL)
2024–2025: Kentucky (OL)
2026–present: LSU (OL)

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Tigerwm23•1 month

I can’t believe that Kiffin had the nerve to hire this guy without consulting the experts on TD.
WTH

ImBatman•1 month

He called me so he got the ok.

LSUbacchus81•1 month

Im just glad the disaster that is Brad Davis is gone. It’s hard to imagine the O-line being any worse than this past year.

emanresu•1 month

It wasn't just Brad that was teaching this offensive line. Kelly was helping, and the OC was helping. Everyone who knew anything about offensive line was helping. Yet nothing made them better. That screams talent problem more than coaching.

HarryHoudini•1 month

lol all those guys on our line last year got drafted. You don’t get drafted into the NFL if you don’t have talent. This was 100% coaching. This is the first fire that should’ve been made this season.

Tigers4Lyfe•1 month

"lol all those guys on our line last year got drafted. You don’t get drafted into the NFL if you don’t have talent."

"This was 100% coaching"

Didn't those coaches coach the ones that go drafted?

So which is it talent or coaching?

You can't have both or just one to fit your narrative.

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MyTooScents•1 month

He spent two years under Saban...I'd say he is worth a shot

ThomasShelby•1 month

The o-line those years was not good. Shot themselves in the foot time and again.

TabasgeauxHD•1 month

Kentucky has had one of the worst offensive lines the past couple years. This should pan out well.

tigerbutt•1 month

Can’t be worse than our O-line over the last 2 years.

Stew2581•1 month

Different level of talent he will have to work with. UK just doesn’t recruit well. They spend most of their money on men’s hoops

El Jefe de Tu Mama•1 month

I found our resident unemployed SEC coach.

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LSUGOAT2•1 month

Let the HC assemble his staff...All you sofa bums need to STFU

conman•1 month

Relax guys. If the line is bad next year like it was this year then at some point we have to look at the linemen themselves. These guys were all highly recruited. I trust Kiffin.

cajunmud•1 month

I guess he'll also be the highest paid OL coach in the history of OL coaches.

Boyntonbeach Tiger•1 month

Gotta be better than BD

brewdrees•1 month

Gotta be better than Brad Davis

BlackPot•1 month

Well from the record, it looks like we'll just have him for a couple years.

Genestealer55•1 month

If he was so great, why did he go from Bama o-line coach back to Kentucky o-line coach?

Stew2581•1 month

He was not retained when Saban retired.

BBQ•1 month

Time coincides with when Saban retired and Deboer took over. Probably not let go for performance as much as new coach bringing in his own staff. Wouldn't read too much into that. Saban thought enough of him to hire him.

lsucoonass•1 month

Many coaches like to recreate with their own networks not necessarily who is the best hire. Not different than any other profession

LesnarF5•1 month

I don't know about this guy. I trust in Lane though.

Blueghost1978•1 month

Wow. This guy doesn’t stick around very long wherever he goes. I guess he’s talented if CLK hired him. He’s a Tiger now.

CajunSportsman•1 month

Manteets! Lane gonna get him on some hot yoga asap!

SOL2•1 month

Good nuf for Saban, Good nuf for me

Lark225•1 month

People who saying stuff dont know shite....if he was so bad why do teams constantly give him jobs?

Tiger_n_ATL•1 month

Vagabond coach! I hope he was jumping around because he was getting job upgrades, not because he was getting fired or let go. Dude has been at like 15 different schools.

RightWingTiger•1 month

You realize LSU is CLKs 6th Different Head Coaching gig? Sometimes it means their good & sometimes it means they suck arse. Guess well see about this ole boy soon enough wont we?

Undertow•1 month

Why are the photos here always 1 inch wide and a foot tall?

Outboard•1 month

in this case it makes the coach look skinny, and we all know OL coaches are not skinny!

Spankum•1 month

He has pretty much changed jobs every year for the past 30 years. I’ll have to trust coach Kiffin on this one…

BEATIGER•1 month

Dude must live out of a trailer. . .