In an extended offseason of coaching staff overhauls, it didn't even take a full 24 hours for LSU to find a fit for its latest vacancy.
Brad Davis of the Arkansas Razorbacks is expected to be hired as the Tigers' new offensive line coach, according to a report from Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and additional reports.
The news comes quick on the heels of LSU moving on from offensive line coach James Cregg, who took over the position in 2018 and helped coach the Tigers to a perfect season and College Football Playoff title in 2019.
Davis is a native of Baton Rouge but attended Oklahoma, taking part in a pair of Big 12 title runs (2000 & 2002). The Tigers' new OL coach spent two seasons in the same job for Missouri (2018 & 2019) before spending the 2020 season with the Razorbacks. Davis also spent a season on the Florida Gators coaching staff, with previous stops including North Texas (2016), East Carolina (2015) and James Madison.
A significant element of Davis' decision to join LSU was returning home to Louisiana, according to Feldman's report.
LSU has largely overhauled its coaching staff around head coach Ed Orgeron after a 2020 season that marked a steep fall from the 2019 title season. The Tigers won their final two games to even the season record at 5-5, but hired a new offensive coordinator in Jake Peetz, and a new defensive coordinator in Daronte Jones looking ahead to the 2021 season.