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LSU hires Arizona’s Jay Johnson as next baseball coach

According to multiple reports, LSU will hire Arizona’s Jay Johnson as their next head baseball coach, replacing the retiring Paul Mainieri. Clearly this is big news on the Tony Vitello front, who was connected to this job and the Texas A&M opening earlier in the year.

Jay Johnson is the next #LSU baseball coach.

A look back on the month-long search, the different roads pursued and how it landed on Johnson to replace Paul Mainieri. https://t.co/lbGKxlkUEg— Brody Miller (@BrodyAMiller) June 25, 2021

Danny White now must work out a new deal, including a hefty raise for Vitello.