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Former USC coach Kenechi Udeze joins Ed Orgeron’s staff at LSU

It’s been 150 days since Kenechi Udeze was one of several assistants let go by Clay Helton’s USC football program. But the former All-American and defensive line coach has finally found a near-perfect fit: Ed Orgeron’s LSU Tigers.

According to a NOLA.com report, Udeze is joining Orgeron—his recruiter, former coworker and former position coach— as a defensive analyst in Baton Rouge.

Udeze was USC’s defensive line coach for three seasons under Clay Helton, helping the Trojans win a Rose Bowl and a Pac-12 Championship before a disastrous 5-7 campaign in 2018 that caused a shakeup in the coaching staff.