LSU finalized a three-year contract with new defensive line coach Kyle Williams that will put him among the highest-paid defensive line coaches in college football, according to a copy of the deal obtained Friday by The Advocate through a public-records request.

LSU is targeting former All-American Kyle Williams as the Tigers' next defensive line coach, a source confirmed to The Daily Advertiser.

A former national champion is returning home to join the LSU football staff. LSU is looking to hire Kyle Williams as its next defensive line coach, according to multiple reports. Williams played defensive tackle for LSU from 2002-05 and was on the Tigers’ national championship team during the 2003 season when Nick Saban was head coach.