Carl Reese, former LSU defensive coordinator under Gerry DiNardo in 1990s, has died

Former LSU defensive coordinator Carl “Bull” Reese has died, according to multiple reports. He was 82.

Reese came to LSU in 1995 with then head coach Gerry DiNardo, whom he worked under at Vanderbilt.

Reese stayed at LSU through the 1997 season, his defense helping the Tigers topple a No. 1 team for the first time with a 28-21 upset of Florida.

Reese, whose career spanned more than 40 seasons, left LSU for Texas in 1998 to serve as defensive coordinator under Mack Brown, himself a one-time LSU quarterbacks coach.

Born in 1943, Reese played collegiately at Missouri from 1962-65. He later coached at his alma mater, as well as Kansas, Virginia, Navy, Miami (Ohio) and with the Birmingham Stallions in the USFL.