Jay Johnson was officially announced the LSU Tigers new head baseball coach on Friday and he released the following statement in the program’s official press release.
“I am humbled and honored to be the head baseball coach at LSU and serve as the steward of the next generation of national champions,” the now-former Arizona coach said. “LSU is a phenomenal University and athletics department, and I am very thankful to Scott Woodward and Stephanie Rempe for entrusting me to lead this storied program into its next winning chapter. I view this as the opportunity of my lifetime and will do everything in my power to have our team playing a brand of baseball that makes everyone at LSU, the Baton Rouge community, and the entire state of Louisiana incredibly proud.