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Lane Kiffin's latest coaching hire has a tough task ahead for the 2026 season

As Lane Kiffin enters his third week as the head coach of the LSU Football program, he continues to build his coaching staff for the 2026 season. He took another step in doing so over the weekend by officially hiring Eric Wolford to be his offensive line coach.

Wolford brings nearly 30 years of coaching experience to LSU, and most recently served as Kentucky's OL coach from 2024-25. He's been coaching offensives lines in the SEC since 2017, spending time at South Carolina, Alabama, and Kentucky on two different occasions.

Lane Kiffin's new OL coach has a tall task ahead in 2026

As Wolford begins preapring for the 2026 season, he has his work cut out for him.