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Let’s revisit Frank Wilson’s coaching history
Posted on 12/17/25 at 9:18 am
Posted on 12/17/25 at 9:18 am
I don’t know the full history but it’s interesting to look back at.
Was there a falling out in Kiffin’s exit from Tennessee?
Frank (from New Orleans) was a HS coach in New Orleans that got his first college job getting hired to Coach O’s staff at Ole Miss from 2005-2007.
Coach O & staff get fired from Ole Miss in 2007. Frank lands at Southern Miss for a year.
Kiffin gets hired to Tennessee in 2009 & hires Coach O and Frank Wilson to his staff.
Kiffin bolts for USC & Coach O joins him, but not Frank and that is how Frank initially landed at LSU in 2010.
Coach O & Frank were on the same staff again at LSU in 2015, but then Frank bolted for UTSA the next year.
Just curious if anyone else has knowledge/details if anything took place there
Was there a falling out in Kiffin’s exit from Tennessee?
Frank (from New Orleans) was a HS coach in New Orleans that got his first college job getting hired to Coach O’s staff at Ole Miss from 2005-2007.
Coach O & staff get fired from Ole Miss in 2007. Frank lands at Southern Miss for a year.
Kiffin gets hired to Tennessee in 2009 & hires Coach O and Frank Wilson to his staff.
Kiffin bolts for USC & Coach O joins him, but not Frank and that is how Frank initially landed at LSU in 2010.
Coach O & Frank were on the same staff again at LSU in 2015, but then Frank bolted for UTSA the next year.
Just curious if anyone else has knowledge/details if anything took place there
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Posted on 12/17/25 at 9:20 am to JimTiger72
quote:
ust curious if anyone else has knowledge/details if anything took place there
Maybe Lane realized that FW wasn't a good RB coach.....maybe Lane realized FW had some other traits that he didn't like.
This post was edited on 12/17/25 at 11:18 am
Posted on 12/17/25 at 9:36 am to JimTiger72
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Kiffin bolts for USC & Coach O joins him, but not Frank
Kiffin needed a RB coach who was from the West coast and had a history of developing RB's. He hired Kennedy Polamalu who played at USC, had contacts with Mater Dei, and coached the following RB's: Reggie Bush, LenDale White, Justin Fargas, Maurice Jones-Drew, Fred Taylor, Greg Jones.
Frank was a square peg in a round hole and did not fit as a RB coach for USC and the West Coast.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 9:56 am to Lee Chatelain
he coached WR at tennessee, not RB
Posted on 12/17/25 at 9:56 am to JimTiger72
No insider knowledge, just wanted to point out that Frank was the WR coach at UT under Lane that one year and almost got Jarvis Landry to commit. He then helped to get Jarvis to LSU after he joined Les’s staff.
Pretty sure Frank also got Tyrann to a UT camp that summer of 09 that kinda led to him blowing up as a recruit IIRC.
Pretty sure Frank also got Tyrann to a UT camp that summer of 09 that kinda led to him blowing up as a recruit IIRC.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 10:00 am to Lee Chatelain
quote:Maybe Lane, like EVERY other coach in college football, realized that RB coach is the primary staff position for a recruiter, and Frank Wilson was not as valuable in California as he was in Tennessee.
Maybe Lane realized that FW wasn't a good RB coach.....maybe Lane realized that FW maybe had some other traits that he didn't like.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 10:01 am to X Carter Is Fast
quote:
he coached WR at tennessee, not RB
Ok, maybe Lane realized FW wasn't a good coach period.....is that better for you?
Posted on 12/17/25 at 10:30 am to JimTiger72
Frank Wilson Tenure: Louisiana Recruits to Non-LSU SEC Schools he was at.
Not sure if he was recruiter or not.
(Note; 2 played in the NFL - I only remember LSU recruiting 3 or 4 of these guys, not saying we didn’t, only I don’t remember them)
Ole Miss 2005-2007
2005 - 8
Mike Wallace – New Orleans (NFL)
Tyson Andrus – Lafayette
Marcus Green – Batrop
Rogers Loche – Bastrop
Jabarre Mitchell - Marrerro
Kendrick Perry - Amite
Gary Riggs – Jennings
Burnell Wallace – New Orleans
2006 -2
Kentrell Lockett – Boutte
Daverin Geralds – Baton Rouge
2007 - 5
Colby Arceneaux – New Orleans
Lionel Breaux – New Orleans
Rishaw Johnson – Hammond (UFA NFL, 2 seasons)
David Rue – Monroe
Alex Washington – Monroe
University of Tennessee 2009
2009 -1
Janzen Jackson – Lake Charles
Not sure if he was recruiter or not.
(Note; 2 played in the NFL - I only remember LSU recruiting 3 or 4 of these guys, not saying we didn’t, only I don’t remember them)
Ole Miss 2005-2007
2005 - 8
Mike Wallace – New Orleans (NFL)
Tyson Andrus – Lafayette
Marcus Green – Batrop
Rogers Loche – Bastrop
Jabarre Mitchell - Marrerro
Kendrick Perry - Amite
Gary Riggs – Jennings
Burnell Wallace – New Orleans
2006 -2
Kentrell Lockett – Boutte
Daverin Geralds – Baton Rouge
2007 - 5
Colby Arceneaux – New Orleans
Lionel Breaux – New Orleans
Rishaw Johnson – Hammond (UFA NFL, 2 seasons)
David Rue – Monroe
Alex Washington – Monroe
University of Tennessee 2009
2009 -1
Janzen Jackson – Lake Charles
Posted on 12/17/25 at 10:30 am to JimTiger72
1. Maybe Frank thought he should have gotten the head coach job and got butt hurt.
2. Maybe after Lane was hired Lane offered him an off the field role, like recruiting coordinator only.
3. Lane knows Frank, had him on his staff before so maybe he doesn't want him on this staff.
4. Maybe all of the above or some of the above
2. Maybe after Lane was hired Lane offered him an off the field role, like recruiting coordinator only.
3. Lane knows Frank, had him on his staff before so maybe he doesn't want him on this staff.
4. Maybe all of the above or some of the above
Posted on 12/17/25 at 10:31 am to Dandy Chiggins
How many National Championship teams has Frank been a part of?
Posted on 12/17/25 at 10:56 am to biglosdaddy
Umm, I think maybe you are misunderstanding my post.
My post is to show that that level of recruitment is certainly not earth shattering and is replaceable. But letting people draw their own conclusions from the data.
My post is to show that that level of recruitment is certainly not earth shattering and is replaceable. But letting people draw their own conclusions from the data.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 11:31 am to Lee Chatelain
quote:
Ok, maybe Lane realized FW wasn't a good coach period.....is that better for you?
It’s irrelevant to me, just shows how unknowledgeable you are on the matter
Posted on 12/17/25 at 12:22 pm to JimTiger72
Wilson has always felt like a recruiter that was placed into position coach roles to boost his ability to in-home recruit. He was a bad head coach, he never really showed outstanding capability as a position coach, and his skills seem entirely in talent acquisition and player connection.
With NIL and revenue sharing, his skills lose some value while coaching remains important. Why take risk with a marginal coach if you think you can still get the talent?
With NIL and revenue sharing, his skills lose some value while coaching remains important. Why take risk with a marginal coach if you think you can still get the talent?
Posted on 12/17/25 at 12:50 pm to BornAndRaised_LA
Most of us are more concerned about Wilson taking Harlem Berry with him although I think he will stay put.
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