Kevin Faulk was named the running backs coach at Louisiana State University.
The former Patriot — a second-round pick of New England out of LSU in 1999 — was the Director of Player Development for the Tigers the last two seasons.
“The day I graduated high school I knew I wanted to be a coach,’’ Faulk said in a statement issued by the school Wednesday. “The coaches I had growing up meant so much to me and the community, and I knew I wanted to be that guy. To coach at my alma mater is the best thing I could ever hope for.