LSU FOOTBALL NEWS; TIGERS BRING BO DAVIS BACK AS DEFENSIVE LINE COACH & MORE

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Da Boot Sports
1/10/2024
​By: Terrill J. Weil

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​BO DAVIS RETURNS TO LSU AS DEFENSIVE LINE COACH

By: Michael Bonnette

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   BATON ROUGE, LA - ​BATON ROUGE – Bo Davis, a former All-SEC nose guard who is considered one of the top defensive line coaches in college football, is returning to LSU and will serve as defensive line coach for the Tigers, head coach Brian Kelly announced on Wednesday. 
 
Davis joins the LSU staff after spending the past three seasons at Texas where he helped the Longhorns reach the College Football Playoffs in 2023 with one of the nation’s top defenses. Davis spent six years with the Longhorns, first as defensive tackles coach from 2011-13 and then as defensive line coach from 2021-23. 
 
Davis played for the Tigers in the early 1990s, served as a graduate assistant with the football program from 1995-97 and was a member of the strength and conditioning staff when LSU won the 2003 national championship.
 
Davis returns to LSU with a history of developing some of the top defensive linemen in college football. In 12 years of coaching the defensive line in college football, Davis has produced 17 all-conference selections and seven all-Americans. He’s coached players who have won the Outland Trophy, the Defensive Player of the Year in the Big 12 and Conference USA, along with the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year.  He’s also had finalists for the Outland, Nagurski and Bednarik Awards.
 
“As a defensive line coach Bo brings a wealth of proven success at both the professional and collegiate level throughout his distinguished career,” Kelly said. “Additionally, coach Davis is an outstanding recruiter and developer of the players in his charge. I am excited to welcome back to LSU coach Bo Davis.”
 
Davis has been part of three national championships during his collegiate career, winning the 2003 title at LSU along with championships at Alabama in 2009 and 2015 as the defensive line coach for the Crimson Tide.  
 
Davis’ 2023 Texas defensive line featured T’Vondre Sweat, a consensus all-American and the recipient of the Outland Trophy as the nation ‘s top interior lineman, along with Byron Murphy, who earned Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year.
 
In 2023, the Texas defense allowed only 82.4 yards rushing a contest and held opponents to fewer than 100 yards rushing in eight games.
 
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Davis coached in the NFL for five years most recently as the defensive line coach for the Detroit Lions from 2018-20. Davis also spent the 2006 season with the Miami Dolphins as assistant defensive line coach and the 2016 as a defensive assistant with the Jacksonville Jaguars. 
 
In 2017 as the defensive line coach at UTSA, Marcus Davenport earned Conference USA Player of the Year honors and went on to become a first-round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints.
 
Davis served two stints at Alabama, coaching the defensive line from 2007-10 and then again in 2014-15. In his first stop with the Crimson Tide, Davis developed nose guard Terrence Cody into a two-time consensus all-American, and a finalist for the Lombardi, Nagurski and Bednarik Awards.
 
During his second stretch with the Crimson Tide, Alabama’s defense led the nation in rushing in 2015, allowing only 75.7 yards per game. Davis’ 2015 defensive line featured first-team all-American A’Shawn Robinson, who was a finalist for the Outland Trophy, along with Jonathan Allen, a first round 2017 first-round NFL Draft pick.
 
Davis first joined the Texas staff in 2011, coaching defensive tackles for Mack Brown for three years before returning to Alabama in 2014. 
 
Davis played nose guard for LSU from 1990-92, earning All-SEC honors as a senior. A native of Magee, Miss., Davis graduated from LSU in 1993 and served as a graduate assistant in the strength and conditioning program from 1995-97.
 
After four years coaching at North Shore High School in Galena Park, Texas, Davis returned to LSU as assistant strength and conditioning coach from 2002-05. LSU went 41-11 during that span.
Davis and his wife, Omeika, have two sons, Beau and Jackson, and a daughter, Juliana.
 
Davis’ hiring is contingent on a satisfactory background check and approval from the LSU Board of Supervisors.

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LSU CLAIMS SEVERAL NCAA STATISTICAL TITLES FOLLOWING 2023 SEASON

By: Michael Bonnette


   ​BATON ROUGE – For the second time in five years, LSU has claimed the NCAA statistical titles for scoring offense and total offense as the Tigers led the nation in both categories.
 
The Tigers, winners of seven of their final eight games, posted a 10-3 overall mark capped with a 35-31 win over Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
 
LSU ranked first among all FBS teams in scoring with 45.5 points per game and the Tigers were No. 1 in total offense with a 543.5 average. LSU’s 45.5 points and 543.5 total yards per game rank No. 2 in school history, trailing only the 2019 team who averaged 48.4 points and 568.4 yards a contest.
 
In addition, LSU’s total offense average ranks No. 3 in SEC history, trailing only the 2019 Tigers and the 2012 Texas A&M team that averaged 558.5 yards a game.
 
Prior to 2019, LSU had never led the nation in either scoring offense or total offense and the Tigers have now done it twice in five years.
 
LSU topped the 40-point mark nine times in 2023 and the Tigers had nine games when they reached 500 yards of offense with a season-high of 701 yards in the win over Florida. 
 
Individually, Heisman Trophy quarterback Jayden Daniels paced the nation in several categories including total offense (412.2), pass efficiency (208.0), points responsible for per game (25.2), yards per rush (8.4), and rushing yards by a quarterback (1,134).
 
Daniels’ pass efficiency rating of 208.0 is the highest in FBS history, bettering the previous mark of 207.6 set by Grayson McCall of Coastal Carolina in 2021.
 
Daniels’ 412.2 total yards per game broke Joe Burrow’s school record of 402.6 set in during his Heisman Trophy season in 2019. Daniels capped his career as the only player in FBS history to pass for 12,000 yards and rush for 3,000 yards. In his 53-game career, Daniels accumulated 12,749 passing yards and 3,307 rushing yards.
 
Daniels also ranked No. 2 nationally in passing TDs (40), No. 3 in passing yards per game (317.7), No. 4 in passing yards per completion (16.15), and No. 5 in total passing yards (3,812).
 
LSU’s top two receivers – Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas – both led the nation in receiving categories. Thomas led the nation in receiving TDs with 17, while Nabers was No. 1 in receiving yards per game (120.7) and No. 2 in receiving yards (1,569).
 
Nabers, a consensus All-America, became LSU’s all-time leader in receptions (189) and receiving yards (3,003).
 

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   In other LSU football news.... 

   Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Maason Smith has announced that he will not return to LSU as he has decided to enter the 2024 NFL Draft.

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   A thank you and farewell message from Malik Nabers....

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   Andre Sam announces he will enter the 2024 NFL Draft....

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   In a surprising move, LSU starting running back Logan Diggs has decided to enter the transfer portal..

   In his only season in Baton Rouge, Diggs rushed for 653 yards and seven touchdowns in ten games. He is the third running back to enter the transfer portal, joining Tre' Bradford and Amoni Goodwin.

   LSU's running back position will now have Josh Williams, Kaleb Jackson, Trey Holly, and incoming freshman Caden Durham for the 2024 season.

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   Noah Cain announces that he will enter the 2024 NFL Draft...

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   The 2024 LSU offense will have a completely different look. Gone are Mike Denbrock, Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr., Noah Cain and Logan Diggs. 

   We sit and wait to see who Brian Kelly will hire to replace Denbrock. It will be an interesting and key hire to LSU's success in 2024. 

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Football 12th in Final AP, Coaches Polls

By: Michael Bonnette


   ​BATON ROUGE – LSU wrapped up its second season under head coach Brian Kelly with back-to-back 10-wins seasons and ranked No. 12 in the final Associated Press and AFCA Coaches Polls, which were released on Tuesday following the CFP National Championship Game.

   The Tigers won seven of their final eight games capped with a 35-31 come-from-behind win over Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

   LSU posted a 10-3 overall which included a win over No. 8 Missouri. All three of LSU’s losses came to teams ranked in the Top 10 in the final rankings – No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 Florida State and No. 9 Ole Miss.

   Dating back to 2000, LSU has finished ranked in final polls 19 times, including both years under Kelly. LSU finished the 2022 season ranked No. 15 in the Coaches Poll and No. 16 in the AP Top 25.

​   LSU now turns its attention to the 2024 season as the Tigers will face three teams – all in Tiger Stadium – who capped 2023 ranked in the Top 25. That list includes No. 5 Alabama, No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 15 Oklahoma.

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