LSU hires USC legend Robinson as consultant

LSU has hired former USC and Los Angeles Rams coach John Robinson as a senior consultant to Tigers coach Ed Orgeron, the school announced on Monday.

Robinson, who guided the Trojans to the 1978 national championship and five Pac-10 championships, last coached in college at UNLV in 2004. He was a volunteer assistant at San Marcos High School in California in 2010.

"I want to welcome Coach Robinson and his wife Miss Beverly to the LSU family," Orgeron said in a statement. "Coach has been a great friend and mentor to me and he will be a very valuable resource for us in growing our championship culture at LSU."

Robinson, who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009, will assist…