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LSU offensive coordinator Ensminger to retire

LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger and defensive line coach Bill Johnson are retiring from on-field coaching. Both will transition to analyst roles on the staff.

The news comes amid an overhaul of the staff under head coach Ed Orgeron.

Passing game coordinator Scott Linehan is not expected to return next season, according to a source. On Monday, LSU announced that defensive coordinator Bo Pelini was leaving the program after one season. Safeties coach Bill Busch is also not expected to return, according to a source.

The changes to the staff represent a pivotal moment in Orgeron’s tenure as head coach.

Orgeron took over after Les Miles was fired in 2016, leading LSU to a national championship a season ago.

But Orgeron lost several key members of the coaching staff quickly thereafter, including passing game coordinator Joe Brady and defensive coordinator Dave Aranda.

Their replacements failed to live up to expectations, as the defense finished next-to-last in the SEC in yards allowed per game and the team needed back-to-back wins to finish the regular season at 5-5.

“Steve gave everything he had to LSU and I will always cherish the time we spent coaching together,” Orgeron said in a statement. “Steve treated everyone on the staff and the players on our team like family. He bleeds purple and gold — I don’t know of a better LSU man. From a coaching standpoint, he’s the best. From game-planning to play-calling, Steve was outstanding. He developed our players on the field and he helped mold them into young men off the field. I can’t thank Steve enough for his loyalty and his willingness to do whatever was asked of him.”

Sourced from ESPN

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