LSU Gold

Aman Anand

LSU
Aman Anand
Title
Sr. Special Team Analyst
Email
aanand@lsu.edu
Hometown
Falls Church, Va.
Alma Mater
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
X
X

Aman Anand (Ah-mun Ah-nund) joined the LSU coaching staff in January of 2025 and serves as a senior special teams analyst for the program.

Anand arrived at LSU after spending the 2024 season as the special teams coordinator at Grambling. In his one season at Grambling, the Tigers led the SWAC in kickoffs and returned both a punt and kickoff for touchdowns.

Prior to his one season at Grambling, Anand spent the 2023 season as the running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Texas Southern. In his one year at Texas Southern, Tiger running back La’Darius Owens led the SWAC in rushing and ranked No. 2 in the FCS with 1,369 yards and 11 TDs.

The Texas Southern special teams ranked among the Top 25 in the FCS in both kickoff and punt returns, averaging 20.3 and 13.3 yards respectively per return.

Anand joined the Baylor staff in February of 2020 and spent three seasons with the Bears as a special teams quality control coach. In 2022, he was recognized for his on-field efforts by being selected to the Minority Watch List/Rising Stars by Footballscoop.com. In 2021, Baylor posted a 12-2 overall mark, won the Big 12 Championship, and beat Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl. It marked Baylor’s first win in a New Year’s Day Bowl since the 1950s.

Anand joined the Baylor staff following one season in a similar role at Penn State. While with the Nittany Lions, he helped the team lead the Big Ten in blocked kicks and rank seventh in kickoff return defense. During his time at Penn State, he helped mentor current NFL Players such as Blake Gillikin (Arizona Cardinals) and Jordan Stout (Baltimore Ravens)

Before joining Penn State, Anand spent four seasons as a graduate assistant with time at Memphis (2018), Utah State (2016-17) and Northern Arizona (2015). Anand also spent three years (2012-14) as a student assistant coach at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and began his collegiate coaching career at Old Dominion in 2011.

Anand, a native of Falls Church, Va., received his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary sciences at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and his master’s in educational leadership at Northern Arizona University.