BATON ROUGE — Will Muschamp, who served as defensive coordinator last year at Valdosta State, has been named linebackers coach at LSU, head coach Nick Saban announced on Thursday.
Last year at Valdosta State, Muschamp helped lead the Blazers to a 10-2 overall mark, a share of the Gulf South Conference title and an appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs.
“Will is one of the brightest, young guys that I’ve come in contact with in coaching in a long time,” Saban said. “He served under Bill Oliver at Auburn, which I think is a tremendous asset. He’s already been a coordinator and we’re excited to have him join our staff.”
Prior to his year at Valdosta State, Muschamp spent the 1999 season coaching the secondary at Eastern Kentucky. Muschamp served as the secondary coach for West Georgia in 1998. From 1995-1997, Muschamp was a graduate assistant coach at Auburn.
Muschamp was a four-year letterwinner at Georgia from 1991-1994 and he served as co-captain of the defense as a senior. In four years with the Bulldogs, Muschamp played in two bowl games, helping Georgia to a 24-15 win over Arkansas in the 1991 Independence Bowl and a 21-14 victory over Ohio State in the 1993 Citrus Bowl.
Following his graduation from Georgia in 1994, Muschamp moved to Auburn where he spent the next two seasons as a graduate assistant coach. Muschamp earned his master’s degree from Auburn in 1997. While at Auburn, Muschamp coached with current LSU offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher and defensive line coach Pete Jenkins.
Muschamp is a native of Rome, Ga., and he is married to the former Carol Davis of Thomaston, Ga.