BATON ROUGE - In the hours after the LSU Championship victory, word spread of a likely departure for the Tigers' passing game coordinator, Joe Brady.

"... Coordinator Joe Brady has told people today that he is planning to return to the NFL and the Carolina Panthers, per league sources," Adam Schefter reported on Twitter. 

LSU’s passing game coordinator Joe Brady has told people today that he is planning to return to the NFL and the Carolina Panthers, per league sources.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 14, 2020

Joe Brady, LSU's passing game coordinator, is planning to join the Carolina Panthers, sources tell @AdamSchefter. pic.twitter.com/n0MMaGJ9IV

— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) January 14, 2020

Brady is expected to become the next offensive coordinator for the Panthers, another reporter, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic also posted.

Brady recently signed a contract extension with LSU.

In December, Brady was announced as the winner of the Broyles Award. The award honors the best member of a coaching staff, excluding head coaches, in all of college football.