Sources: LSU expected to hire Minnesota Vikings' Daronte Jones as defensive coordinator

LSU is expected to hire Minnesota Vikings defensive backs coach Daronte Jones as defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN.

Jones, who completed his first season with the Vikings after two seasons with both the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins, replaces Bo Pelini, who was fired after just one year at LSU. As ESPN first reported, Jones met Sunday and Monday in Baton Rouge with LSU coach Ed Orgeron and others.

Jones last coached in college in 2015, when he worked with Wisconsin's defensive backs under coordinator Dave Aranda, who left following the season to become LSU's defensive coordinator. Jones, 41, also coached defensive backs at Hawaii, UCLA and with the CFL's Montreal Alouettes. His…