Phil Galiano is a good name for the tigers to take a look at. https://t.co/EOZGjmeaWp
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) May 2, 2023
This is interesting: John Carroll University named former LSU Tiger special teams coordinator Brian Polian as its new athletic director, opening a void on the football roster that one famous former player wants to fill with a New Orleans Saints coach.
Tyrann Mathieu responded to the news of Polian’s departure by recommending Saints assistant special teams coach Phil Galiano for the opening. Before he was hired by New Orleans back in 2019, Galiano worked as the special teams coordinator at Penn State and Rutgers, where he played a big role in recruiting. One player he helped develop at Penn State was future Saints punter Blake Gillikin.
He’d probably be a good fit in Baton Rouge, though it would open a hole for the Saints to fill on their own roster. Darren Rizzi has plenty of connections around the league as a longtime special teams coordinator with the Miami Dolphins (Galiano previously worked as an intern with him in Miami) so it wouldn’t be difficult to address that if it came to fruition. We’ll see if Galiano is on LSU’s radar.
