To no one’s surprise, Jake Delhomme and Kevin Faulk were the top vote-getters at their respective schools. All Jake And Kevin Copy

Since Brian Kelly took over as the new head coach of the LSU Tigers, there’s been a lot of speculation and analysis regarding his coaching staff.

Kelly made it clear that he was going to pursue Notre Dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman until they both decided to stay put, with Freeman taking Kelly’s old job. Kelly was able to get some Notre Dame staffers to follow him, including co-director of strength and conditioning Jacob Flint and special teams coordinator Brian Polian. And he seemingly hit a home run in getting Frank Wilson to leave McNeese State and lead recruiting at LSU.

With coaching staff turnover comes the reality that some, if not all, of the former coach’s staff, will not be retained. And that appears to be the case for Kevin Faulk, who spent two seasons as LSU’s director of player development and two seasons as their running backs coach under Ed Orgeron.

Faulk was an All-American running back at LSU before spending 13 years with the New England Patriots, winning three Super Bowls while there. LSU’s all-time rushing leader in yards and rushing touchdowns was a welcome addition to the coaching staff when he returned to the school. However, it appears Kelly has someone else in mind for the position now.

It was reported that Faulk was offered an off-field coaching staff position but he declined.

While we await word on who that replacement will be, presumably Wilson, there were certainly some strong reactions to the decision on social media.

If nothing else, LSU fans will remember Faulk fondly for his time as a player and also for the time he got into a fight on the sidelines against Texas A&M.

[Brody Miller]

About Sean Keeley

Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Editorial Strategy Director for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.