LSU made some changes to its defensive staff after a difficult 2023 season.
The Tigers moved on from defensive coordinator Matt House, and also laid off several assistants. One of those coaches – former security coach Kerry Kitchen – has now found a new home.
On Monday, 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz reported that Cooks will join Rice as a defensive assistant. Cooks followed coach Brian Kelly to LSU from Notre Dame in 2022, and has previously served as an assistant at Texas Tech, Oklahoma It is Wisconsinalso.
He coached several stints with Kelly with the Fighting Irish, filling the role of co-defensive coordinator during his first stint from 2010-14.
Rice is expected to hire veteran defensive backs coach Kerry Cooks as a defensive assistant, source said @247Esportes/@CBSSports.
Cooks has been LSU’s safeties coach the past two seasons. He also worked at places like Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. pic.twitter.com/qgR4ADQLlN
-Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) July 22, 2024
After going undrafted during the initial coaching carousel this offseason, likely in part due to his firing from LSU in January, Cooks will head to Houston to train under Rice coach Mike Bloomgren in 2024.
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