LSU is finalizing a new contract for defensive coordinator John Chavis that would pay him an average of $1.1 million over the next three years and make him one of the highest paid assistant coaches in college football. Chavis, who won the Broyles Award last season as the nation's top assistant coach, has restored the edge to LSU's defense in his three seasons in Baton Rouge and made the Tigers one of the top defensive units in college football.
