LSU football: The Tigers became a better recruiting team this week

It’s been an active offseason for LSU football after winning the national championship in January.

LSU football has experienced plenty of staff change this offseason.

The staff shuffling in Baton Rouge might seem a bit extreme, but it’s expected in college football. There’s a lot of movement every year. In fact, it’s rare for a program to not have any staff turnover.

And change can be good.

Often times, teams are able to upgrade when an assistant leaves.

For example, I think the Tigers became a better defensive team with the hiring of Bo Pelini as defensive coordinator.

And I think LSU’s staff change on Monday helped the program become better in recruiting.

Running backs coach Tommie Robinson, who was previously a candidate to head to South Carolina, is leaving LSU for Texas A&M. Robinson coached the Tigers’ running backs for the past three seasons. And he did a good job, specifically this past season with Clyde Edwards-Helaire.

Ed Orgeron, however, obviously saw the benefit of making a change (Robinson’s contract was set to expire on March1, which is why this move is happening).

According to multiple reports, the Tigers’ director of player development Kevin Faulk is being promoted to running backs coach.

This is a move that will pay major dividends for LSU both on and off the field.

Current LSU players have “raved about their relationship with Faulk”, according to 247Sports.

Faulk, who is the leading rusher in LSU history, should instantly provide a recruiting boost for the Tigers. Not only is he a former second round pick with 13 seasons of experience in the NFL, he’s also a Louisiana native that can sell LSU unlike anyone else. His NFL/SEC experience will be a massive selling point in recruiting.

Tommie Robinson did a good job at LSU, but Kevin Faulk is absolutely the best choice to coach the Tigers’ running backs in 2020 and beyond.