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Bobby April Hired as ST Coach ***EDIT: Only coaching bowl game***
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:32 pm
Update:
Official LSU release:
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Official LSU release:
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BATON ROUGE -- Bobby April, a Chalmette, Louisiana native, with an extensive NFL background, has joined the LSU coaching staff as an analyst with a focus on special teams for the bowl season, head coach Ed Orgeron announced on Thursday.
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"We are very fortunate to have Coach April join our staff,” Orgeron said. “He is one of the best special teams coaches in the history of football and our players will benefit tremendously because of Coach April’s knowledge of the game.
“Coach April is a great man and a true Louisianan. He loves Louisiana and from the first time we talked he said he wanted to help his state. It means everything to us to have great people who can be a part of our program like Coach April."
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LSU: Sources tell us Coach O has landed his guy to lead special teams at LSU, with long-time NFL special teams coordinator Bobby April expected to sign on full-time with the Tigers. April is the former special teams coordinator of the Titans, Jets, Raiders, Eagles, Bills, Rams, Saints, etc, etc, etc… Louisiana guy, born in New Orleans.
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April, a 63-year old who has not coached in college since 1990, would replace Bradley Dale Peveto, who coach Ed Orgeron fired on his first day of having the permanent head coaching job on Nov. 26. April has served as a consultant for LSU's special teams this year.
This post was edited on 12/15/16 at 2:27 pm
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Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:33 pm to tke857
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:33 pm to tke857
Looks good to me. I trust he made an awesome hire for the bowl game.
This post was edited on 12/15/16 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:33 pm to tke857
I think this is a great hire. 
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:34 pm to NastyTiger
Hope he knows how to cook BBQ
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:34 pm to tke857
Good hire
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:34 pm to tke857
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April is the former special teams coordinator of the Titans, Jets, Raiders, Eagles, Bills, Rams, Saints, etc, etc, etc
So, he's a one-year coach?
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:35 pm to tke857
Wow, that's a legit homerun hire for ST.
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:35 pm to SDTiger15
Hope he can get some stuff in before the bowl game....Jeez, we stink in that area...
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:36 pm to tke857
Wow
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:36 pm to tke857
This post was edited on 12/15/16 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:36 pm to tke857
Seems like a good hire, the only other question is can he recruit?
Being from NOLA certainly doesn't hurt.
Being from NOLA certainly doesn't hurt.
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:37 pm to tke857
This has not been confirmed. It's Football scoop.
This post was edited on 12/15/16 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:38 pm to Fight4LSU
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Wow, that's a legit homerun hire for ST.
I agree! His time with the Bills when he was the Assistant Head Coach (2004 - 2009), he was considered one of the best ST Coordinators in Professional Football. Hopefully he can utilize his experience and get the best out of these young men.
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:38 pm to CamdenTiger
Boy, if that is not a complete 180 from the previous ST Coach
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:39 pm to Ponchy Tiger
says he was fired in Oct 2016. I guess he was available 
or did he have another gig?
or did he have another gig?Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:40 pm to Merlin08
Holy shite. I thought this was a pipe dream
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:43 pm to Larry
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I thought this was a pipe dream
Red thought that Andy Dufresne's dream of getting out of Shawshank prison & making it to Mexico to work on a boat was a pipe dream. Look how that turned out.
This post was edited on 12/15/16 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:43 pm to tke857
Excellent hire IMO. Another Louisiana baw
Posted on 12/15/16 at 1:46 pm to ForeverLSU02
Chalmette Owl and Nicholls State Colonel
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