On Friday night, LSU announced that it has hired Blake Baker as its new defensive coordinator.
The Path to the Boot
Blake Baker has been named LSU’s defensive coordinator pic.twitter.com/Ml76stB4hI— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) January 6, 2024Baker previously served as the defensive coordinator at Missouri the last two seasons where he transformed the Tiger defense from one of the worst to one of the nation’s best. Last season, Missouri had the 25th-best defense in 2023 after being 105th nationally in 2021, the year before he took over.