Overview
- On3's Pete Nakos reports LSU is set to add Kevin Smith from Ole Miss, with LSU-posted video showing him arriving at team facilities on Sunday.
- CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reports the deal is expected to approach $1 million annually, which would place Smith among the nation’s highest-paid running backs coaches.
- Smith is a longtime Kiffin aide dating to FAU in 2017 and later Ole Miss, where he developed backs such as Quinshon Judkins and 2025 standout Kewan Lacy.
- The move extends a busy exchange between the programs after Ole Miss hired LSU interim head coach and running backs coach Frank Wilson earlier in the week.
- Recruiting ripple effects are already a topic of speculation, including attention on Lacy and five-star Harlem Berry, while LSU also saw CB Mansoor Delane enter the NFL Draft and QB Tre Peoples enter the transfer portal.