LSU is turning to a Nebraska native to fix its offense.
The Tigers hired Carolina Panthers quarterbacks coach Jake Peetz, a native of O'Neill, as its new offensive coordinator Wednesday.
Peetz spent this season working under Carolina's offensive coordinator Joe Brady, who helped guide LSU to a 2019 national championship in his only season with the Tigers. With Brady and Steve Ensminger working as co-offensive coordinators in 2019, the Tigers went undefeated and finished as the top-rated offense in the FBS, averaging 568.5 points and 48.4 points.
This past season, after Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow turned pro, the Tigers finished 35th in total offense (433.