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Auburn loses WR coach, elite recruiter Dameyune Craig to LSU

In a move that is not going to sit well with Auburn fans — or the elite receiver class that just signed with the Tigers — wide receivers coach Dameyune Craig has accepted the same job at LSU.

LSU announced the hiring Sunday.

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“Dameyune is a quarterback by nature so he’s going to be a tremendous asset to us in all phases of the passing game,” LSU coach Les Miles said in a statement. “He coached a Heisman Trophy winning quarterback at Florida State and developed some outstanding receivers at Auburn.