Former LSU running back announces return to program in staff member role

Former LSU Tigers running back Nick Brossette is headed back to Baton Rouge to join Brian Kelly’s inaugural staff. Brossette announced his new role as Director of Alumni Relations and High School Outreach on Tuesday.

The LSU running back from 2015-2018 will manage communications and outreach to both former Tigers and potential new Tigers in his role. As a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native himself, Brossette has extensive ties to the area that will endear him to high school coaches all over the state.

I am excited to join Brian Kelly’s staff as the Director of Alumni Relations and High School Outreach. It has been a dream of mine to come back and work where it all started. #GeauxTigers 🐯🏈 pic.twitter.com/vq9yyTbvri

— Nick Brossette (@NBrossette) April 26, 2022

Brossette attended University Lab High School and was a four-star prospect when he chose to commit to the Tigers. He was a top-250 prospect, according to the On3 Consensus, and the No. 9 recruit in the state in the 2015 class.

Despite four seasons at LSU, Brossette didn’t break out until his final year. As a senior, he rushed 240 times for 1,039 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Paul Finebaum delivers post-spring review of LSU

LSU wrapped up its spring football period on Saturday with its annual spring game at Tiger Stadium. Kelly’s team took the next step forward in their preparation for the upcoming 2022 season. With the spring now in the books, ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum has shared his thoughts on the new-look LSU program under Kelly’s direction.

“Well, I like the hire because Brian Kelly is one of the top-five or 10 coaches in America,” Finebaum said on the McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning show. “And I also like it because it’s a significant upgrade from what LSU had. Listen, we were all there, we all know what LSU did under Ed Orgeron, but he was not a high-quality coach. He was a guy who stumbled into the job because Les Miles was fired. Did enough to win, he had an athletic director who bumbled the coaching search for his replacement – for Miles’ replacement – and Orgeron did enough. … He was a good recruiter, but he was a terrible organizer and he was a terrible steward of the program.

“So, from that standpoint, the program is in much better shape as far as a leader. You’ve heard the same things that we’ve all heard – it’s so much better organized. … The structure down there, the vibe down there is different. I think that bodes well for LSU, assuming that they can navigate all the same choppy and turbulent waters everyone else is dealing with in college football from a recruiting standpoint that’s dealing with the portal and dealing with NIL.”

On3’s Tyler Mansfield contributed to this report.