LSU Hires Blake Baker as the new Defensive Coordinator

Erik Trosclair • January 6, 2024

Lets get into it!

LSU has a new defensive coordinator, Blake Baker. This is Baker's fourth time being a defensive coordinator. That is quite impressive for anyone, but definitely for a 41 year old. Blake, who is from Houston, TX, played linebacker at Tulane from 2000-2004, where he put together a nice career. In 2009, Blake became the wide receivers coach at Clear Springs High School in Texas. For the following three seasons (2010-2012) Blake was a graduate assistant at The University of Texas. In 2013, Blake became the safeties coach at Arkansas State. In 2014, Blake would find a home in Ruston at Louisiana Tech, he was brought on the safeties coach for only one season before becoming the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 2015-2018. After a two year stint as the defensive coordinator at Miami, Blake would become LSU's linebackers coach in the 2021 season. Most recently, Blake was the defensive coordinator at Missouri for the past two seasons.


Missouri's defense was ranked in the 100's in total defense (sound familiar anyone?) before Baker took over. In 2022 Missouri ranked inside the top 60 in the country in total defense, and this season they were a top 35 defense. That is a tremendous improvement! In 2019, Blake's defense at Miami finished in the top 15 in total defense.


Blake Baker becomes the highest paid assistant in college football as he signs a three year deal worth $2.2 million.


Blake's wife played is from Louisiana and played soccer here at LSU, so Blake has big ties with Louisiana. Numerous, former and current LSU players have come out in support of this move.


Now we wait to see who LSU brings on as the new offensive coordinator as well as multiple defensive position coaches.


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