re: Cannizaro Leaving LSU

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Mainieri posed a similar question to Cohen when he first called Nov. 3 to ask for permission to talk to the then-LSU assistant. During that call, Cohen told Mainieri he planned to offer the job to Cannizaro later that day.

“I was happy for Andy. I was like, ‘Wow, John, you’re taking a chance on a guy with only two years of coaching experience,’” Mainieri said recalling the phone conversation. “He was like, ‘Yeah, but I’ve heard you speak so fondly about him and say so many things, it really has made an impression on me.’

“I said, ‘Well, have you even talked to Andy? How do you know he’s the guy you want?’ He said they had had some conversations. Well, I didn’t know he had had some conversations with Andy. I was a little bit taken aback by that.”

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