Report: LSU expected to interview Top 10 team’s defensive coordinator
By SDS Staff
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Cincinnati had one of college football’s top defenses in 2020. Now LSU is reportedly targeting the Bearcats’ defensive coordinator.
Brandon Saho of WLWT NBC 5 Cincinnati reports that Marcus Freeman is expected to interview with LSU this week. Saho adds that Freeman wants to be a head coach next, but is listening to LSU and others with defensive coordinator openings.
Freeman was a finalist for the Broyles Award which goes to the top assistant coach in college football. 247Sports named Freeman its Defensive Coordinator of the Year for 2020, citing his unit’s pre-Peach Bowl numbers top 10 rankings in scoring (16 points per game) and total defense (314.4 yards per game). Freeman’s Bearcats extended its streak of forcing a turnover to 20-straight games.
The 34-year-old former Ohio State Buckeye standout has been in coaching since 2010, starting as a grad assistant at his alma mater. He has also coached at Kent State (linebackers, 2011-12) and Purdue (linebackers 2013-16; co-defensive coordinator 2016).
LSU fired defensive coordinator Bo Pelini on Dec. 22 after one season on Ed Orgeron’s staff.
Sources: Cincinnati DC Marcus Freeman is expected to interview for the LSU defensive coordinator job this week. Freeman wants to be a head coach next, but is listening to LSU and other DC jobs. #Bearcats
— Brandon Saho (@BrandonSaho) January 4, 2021
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