Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson is reportedly retiring after 11 seasons. Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt is a top candidate to replace Johnson, according to ESPN’s Adam Rettenberg.

Whisenhunt played for the Yellow Jackets from 1981-84, so the connecttion is there. He has never been a head coach at the college level. His only experience there came in his first two years of coaching, when he served as a the special teams and tight end coach for Vanderbilt from 1995-96.

Whisenhunt went 48-71 over more than seven seasons as an NFL head coach. He spent six years from 2007-12 with the Cardinals, which he led to a Super Bowl appearance. He served as the Chargers offensive coordinator in 2013 before taking over the Titans in 2014 and getting fired seven games into the season.

Whisenhunt has been the offensive coordinator since then and has helped build a prolific offense around quarterback Philip Rivers. Many questioned the differences in style when coach Anthony Lynn was brought in.

If Whisenhunt ends up leaving Los Angeles, Lynn might be able to bring in a coordinator to match what he’s going for and they could deliver an uptempo offense with Rivers’ eventual successor.