LSU's Jordan Jefferson is on notice for his job

No, LSU fans, it wasn't a bad dream: Against all odds, Steve Kragthorpe really is the new offensive coordinator for the Tigers' run at the SEC and BCS championships this fall. And as such, he's laid down the ceremonial gauntlet for his new charges: "All jobs are open." If returning starters "want seniority," he told the Associated Press, they should "join the army."

All coaches, of course, especially new ones, show up to the first spring practice preaching competition and "wide open" battles at every position that doesn't feature a returning All-American. In Jefferson's case, though, he's doubly vulnerable to the bench. On one hand, he hasn't consistently played well for more than a game or two at a time at any point in his two-year stint as the starter, and was ineffective enough last year to find himself splitting time with the guy he replaced back in 2008, ostracized pick-six king Jarrett Lee, in about half of the Tigers' games. On the other hand, there's plenty of competition: Between Lee and incoming Georgia transfer Zach Mettenberger, Jefferson has to contend with two once-coveted passers who are his equal in terms of size, arm and athleticism.