With Lane Kiffin now out of the running as LSU's next offensive coordinator after landing the head coaching job at FAU, the Tigers will reportedly target Pitt's Matt Canada as their top remaining candidate, per the Advocate.
LSU is reportedly set to meet with Canada early Tuesday, and an announcement could come soon.
According to the report, LSU vetted Canada, Steve Sarkisian and Mark Helfrich as possible candidates.
Canada's creatively simplistic helped knock off top-tier Clemson this season for the Tigers' lone loss. The offense is relatively simple for the offensive unit, but complex for defenses to figure out. His offense, per the report, changes depending on what the personnel looks like.
Canada has jumped from Indiana to Northern Illinois to Wisconsin and eventually N.C. State before his recent tenure at Pitt.
After Kiffin took a pay cut to take the FAU gig, a reported deal over $2 million annually is open at LSU. At just 44, Canada may be the right addition to LSU's staff of top-tier assistants standing beside Ed Orgeron.
