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LSU football loses key recruiting and personnel staffer to NFL organization
According to a report from CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz, LSU football's director of player personnel Preston Tiffany is heading to the NFL. The Philadelphia Eagles are expected to hire the former Tiger, who also held the same position at Ole Miss prior to working in Baton Rouge. He joined the LSU staff in February 2024 and is the second recent departure after director of player development Jordan Arcement moved on to an agency. Advertisement Tiffany spent four years with the Rebels in recruiting and personnel roles. He and current LSU senior associate athletic director Austin Thomas were instrumental in acquiring talent that led to Ole Miss' best year in program history with 11 wins and a No. 9 finish. Both departed Oxford at the end of the 2023 season. Hailing from Aiken, SC, Tiffany attended South Carolina and worked in recruiting and player personnel as a student assistant. During his time under head coach Brian Kelly, Tiffany helped LSU sign a top 10 class and the nation's best transfer portal class. This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: LSU football loses key recruiting staffer to NFL organization
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LSU football loses key support staffer to top management firm
LSU football's support staff took a hit this week with Jordan Arcement moving on. According to On3's Pete Nakos, Arcement accepted a position with agency firm Athletes First. Arcement's exact position with the firm is unclear, but Arcement brings a wealth of knowledge about the recruiting and NIL world as the college sports landscape continues to adapt. Advertisement "Athletes First is a full-service management firm that has been representing elite players, coaches, personnel and broadcasters since its inception in 2001. Based in Southern California, with satellite offices in New York City, NY, Gainesville, FL, Austin, TX and Atlanta, GA, Athletes First is a staple in the sports representation business," AF states on its website. Arcement joined LSU as a recruiting specialist in 2022. He went on to serve as the director of recruiting communication and external relations before taking on the director of player development role. Before his work at LSU, Arcement was a staffer at Virginia. He played college football at Nicholls. Brian Kelly has worked to reshape LSU's support staff over the last year. The remodel continues as Kelly now has another hole to fill. This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: LSU football loses key support staffer to top management firm
