LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson shares thoughts on LSU's new AD

LSU baseball head coach Jay Johnson opened up about his relationship with newly appointed athletic director Verge Ausberry. When Johnson was hired at LSU, Ausberry was in a deputy role.

"He and I have had a great relationship from day one," Johnson said. "Full transparency, when I interviewed, I felt like he was probably the first person that was like, 'I'm on board with this guy.' I could sense it."

Ausberry ascended to the head role after former athletic director Scott Woodward parted ways with LSU following the firing of football head coach Brian Kelly. A former LSU football player and Louisiana native, Ausberry played a role in bringing Johnson and women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey to Baton Rouge.

"I have a lot of confidence in him," Johnson said. "He's made us a priority. He knows how much baseball's a priority here. I have a lot of faith that we can improve in the ways that we need to improve as a program, and we do. I'm excited to do that with him."

This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: LSU baseball coach talks history with Tigers' new athletic director