Lane Kiffin is not finished adding to his first staff at LSU. Two more assistants are joining the Tigers according to multiple reports.
LouisianaSports.net first reported that Florida Special Teams Quality Control assistant Cason Bicknell is joining LSU as the Assistant Special Teams Coordinator under Joe Houston. Bicknell worked under Houston last season with the Gators.
NEW: Cason Bicknell is joining the LSU staff as Asst. Special Teams Coordinator under Joe Houston, I’m told.
Houston and Bicknell worked together at Florida in 2025 where Bicknell was Special Teams Quality Control. @1045espn @LASportsDotNet
— Matt Moscona (@MattMoscona) January 27, 2026
Also Monday, Football Scoop reported that Georgia staffer Ty Hatcher is leaving Kirby Smart’s staff for a role at LSU. Hatcher, 25, has already spent time at Alabama, Texas A&M and Oklahoma in addition to his time with the Bulldogs. Hatcher is a former Samford quarterback and the son of former Samford coach Chris Hatcher.
For a list of the already announced members of Kiffin’s staff, click here.
