BATON ROUGE – Pete Jenkins, LSU’s legendary defensive line coach, will retire at the conclusion of the season, head coach Ed Orgeron announced on Sunday.
Jenkins will remain with the Tigers through the bowl game. Dennis Johnson, who currently coaches the LSU outside linebackers, will take over as defensive line coach for the Tigers following the bowl game.
“We are forever grateful for Coach Jenkins and his 15 years of service to LSU,” Orgeron said. “Coach Jenkins is one of the most respected coaches in football when it comes to defensive play.
“The LSU football program benefitted and improved because of Coach Jenkins.