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Les Miles’ new offensive coordinator comes to KU from Auburn

The Kansas football coaching staff is starting to take on an SEC feel.

New coach Les Miles, who spent the longest stint of his career at LSU, hired an offensive coordinator Tuesday: Chip Lindsey, who was offensive coordinator at Auburn the last two seasons.

“It is a great day when you can add a coach like Chip Lindsey to your staff,” Miles said.

In 2017, Lindsey led an Auburn offense that was just the eighth in SEC history to rush and pass for 3,000 yards. He’s also been offensive coordinator at Southern Miss (2014-15) and Arizona State (2016), and often has been credited for helping with the growth of Southern Miss quarterback Nick Mullens, who threw for 4,145 yards and 36 touchdowns in 2015.