BATON ROUGE – Tom Moffitt, strength coach at the University of Miami, has joined LSU as the Tigers’ strength and conditioning coordinator, it was announced Monday.
Moffitt, 37, has served as the head strength and conditioning coach at Miami for the last two years, helping head coach Butch Davis rebuild the Hurricane program. He went to Miami after four seasons, 1994-97, as associate strength and conditioning coach at Tennessee.
“Everyone we talked to about Tom Moffitt said great things about him and we’re excited about having him join our staff,” said LSU athletic director Joe Dean. “His experience speaks for itself.”
A 1986 graduate of Tennessee Tech, Moffitt started his career as an assistant football coach at John Curtis High School in River Ridge from 1987-94.
“We did an extensive search all over the country and there’s no question that we have hired an outstanding strength coach in Tommy Moffitt,” said LSU head football coach Nick Saban. “He’s done an outstanding job at Tennessee and Miami and he is going to be a vital part of our program here at LSU.”
Born in Springfield, Tenn., Moffitt is married to the former Jill Beron and they have two children, James and Aaron.