Ole Miss extends Mike Bianco in midst of LSU coaching search

Mike Bianco won’t be LSU baseball’s next head coach as the program looks to replace Paul Mainieri.

Bianco interviewed with LSU recently for the position, as did East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin. Neither were offered after the interview.

Bianco made his commitment clear in a statement released by the school in wake of his contract extension.

“Ole Miss is home for me and my family, and I am committed to bringing championships to Oxford,” Bianco said. “I’m proud of what we have accomplished over the past 21 years, and I look forward to building on that foundation and achieving new levels of success.”

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According to the statement, Bianco’s contract extension is four years, the maximum length.

“Mike Bianco is our head coach, and with his contract extended to the maximum four years, we look forward to seeing him lead Ole Miss to new heights,” Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter said in the statement.

“We understand that the consistent success of our program will generate interest from other schools, and with any coach, there can be personal factors that come into play. Mike and I have been in constant contact and have been able to privately sort fact from fiction.”

Bianco was a part of the LSU coaching search from the beginning of the process, according to a report from The Advocate.

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