LSU has hired Alabama linebackers' coach Kevin Steele as defensive coordinator and former USC interim head coach Ed Orgeron as defensive line coach on Monday night and Tuesday morning, respectively. Former LSU defensive line coach Brick Haley had stayed with the Tigers following the departure of long time associate John Chavis to Texas A&M and had been offered an administrative job with the Tigers as he is currently under contract there.

However, now that a decision has been made on Haley's future with the Tigers, multiple sources on the LSU side now expect Haley to finally follow Chavis to College Station. Chavis coached Haley when Haley played at Alabama A&M and Haley has coached under Chavis at LSU since 2009. This is anticipated to occur sometime by the end of the week. Haley was a defensive coordinator at Baylor under Steele and has coached both linebackers and the defensive line at the college level. He has been a part of LSU defenses that have ranked in the top 15 nationally the past five years.