LSU hires Middle Tennessee coach as linebackers coach

Collins worked as in intern at LSU last year after resigning as the coach at Louisiana-Monroe following his arrest for drunk driving.

Collins was arrested after he crashed his truck into a house. He was cleared on the DWI charge after his attorney argued that he had a sleep disorder and fell asleep before the accident. He was found guilty of careless operation of a vehicle, fined $175 and placed on three months of supervised probation.

Collins accepted the job as LSU’s linebackers coach from head coach Nick Saban after working as the defensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee for a month.

“Mike did a wonderful job as an intern with us last season,” Saban said. “His familiarity with the program was an asset. It was an unanimous decision among the coaches that Mike was the best person for the job.”