LSU FIRES DC MATT HOUSE | Brian Kelly proves commitment to winning by overhauling defensive coaches

Locked On LSU - Daily Podcast On LSU Tigers Football & Basketball

LSU Tigers defensive coordinator Matt House and three other defensive staff members have been relieved of their duties as of Wednesday afternoon.

The LSU Tigers had the 82nd ranked defense in all of college football, giving up just shy of 30 points per game and over 400 yards of total offense. The passing defense boasted an even worse ranking at 118th as LSU gave up, on average, 255 passing yards per game. That average even takes into account the passing stats from struggling pass offenses that LSU faced this season like Army, Auburn, and Grambling State. LSU's defense undoubtedly cost them the game at Ole Miss in which the defense gave up over 700 yards of offense to the Rebs and, by Brian Kelly's calculation, nearly 350 yards in missed tackles alone. LSU's defense had zero answer for stopping Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe who found the end zone four times with his legs alone. Overall, the defense was atrocious. In fact, it was the worst defense in the history of the LSU Tigers. A change needed to be made.

So what comes next? Brandon Marcello of 247Sports reports that there is an early front-runner for the open coordinator position in Baton Rouge. How realistic is the hire? Can that person fix LSU's defense as it enters a gauntlet of a schedule next season?

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