Report: LSU hires Ed Orgeron as next head coach
Ed Orgeron will be LSU’s next head coach, according to The Advocate’s Ross Dellenger. A 1:00 p.m. ET press conference is schedule to make it official.
BREAKING: Ed Orgeron has agreed to be #LSU's new football coach, multiple sources tell The Advocate.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 26, 2016
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Orgeron took over as the interim head coach when LSU fired Les Miles in late September, and the Tigers finished 5-2 under Orgeron’s leadership, with the two losses coming to Alabama and Florida.
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LSU has looked like a drastically different team under Orgeron’s leadership, especially offensively. In fact, the Tigers’ top three rushing games in school history have come over the last six weeks, thanks to running backs Leonard Fournette and Derrius Guice.
3 top rushing games in LSU history have come over last 6 weeks:
Fournette (284 vs. MISS)
Guice (271 & counting vs. TAMU)
Guice (252 vs. ARK)— Saturday Down South (@SDS) November 25, 2016
Orgeron brings a lot of energy to a program that certainly needs it, and first on the to-do list will be hiring a top-notch offensive coordinator who can score points and develop quarterbacks. Reports have indicated that Orgeron plans to target Alabama OC Lane Kiffin, as the two have worked together over the course of their careers.
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Orgeron was hired as LSU’s defensive line coach for the 2015 season, and he continued in that role until Sept. 26, when the Tigers fired Les Miles. Orgeron was promoted to interim head coach immediately thereafter.
With previous stops at Ole Miss and Tennessee, Orgeron no doubt knows the SEC well.
And he finally has his dream job at LSU.
Smart move.
So says the team that hired Moosecrap.
So says the butthurt Hater fan.
Bill is not South Carolina’s AD. You ought to work on your trolling.
Amen.
Yes, the same Muschamp that won you the East this year, you’re welcome.
TO BULLGATOR: One thing about you Gators: most–hopefully not all–of the fans are as smug and smart-mouthed as your head coach. Here’s hoping Will Muschamp’s Gamecocks exact some revenge on Florida in Columbia next year.
I wonder if they offered him 6.5 ?
No,this is a fail.Like Coach O but some Coaches aren’t cut out to be the head man and Coach O is one of them.The AD is one of the most incapable Administrators in the country.LSU is one of the top 10 programs in the country and they should have had their pic.
I’m pretty sure there were people in much higher places than you, with tons of money, with far superior experience and knowledge than you who worked on everything. The players want him, most fans want him, and he took the job for a fraction of what was offered to somebody else. As the expression has it, if the shoe fits, wear it. If worse goes to worst, they can always just fire him. How is this not clear?
Turned down by Fisher and Herman, coach O was their 3rd choice but I honestly think they ended up with the best man for the job. Looking forward to the “newly formed rivalry” between the Gators and the Tigers for years to come. Congrats Tigers on your new coach!
TO GALLATIN GATOR: Now THAT’S a classy, sportsmanship-like response by a good Gator fan. Thanks.
Just try to call it like it is. I think Aleva did the right thing by not waiting around on Herman.
Congrats to Coach O. Hope he is successful in the years to come.
Glad to have him. I think this is a very good call for the Tigers right now.
Herman was more interested in Texas and LSU was smart enough to avoid a bidding war. This was the right call.
Agree, plus whoever gets Herman is going to overpay for him. His hype has surpassed his talent. Coach O brings passion to the team, and with the money they are saving they can take a shot at a Kiffin for o coordinator, and lock up Aranda for for few years.
And why on earth would Kiffin make a sideways move. He is in the best OC situation he could ask for right now with a Freshman QB that fits his style of play calling. It would be stupid for him to leave Alabama unless he is taking a HC job.
Or getting paid more, plus Kiffin is a victim of Alabamas success right now, no major universities are showing interest in Kiffin because what o coordinator couldn’t win at the Alabama football factory. He could draw more interest if he is able to win against Bama at LSU. Plus I’m not saying they can get him, but they could now afford to go after a Kiffin caliber o coordinator because they didn’t overpay for a guy that just lost to Memphis.
Seems like a good choice – avoiding a bidding war, saving $3.8 mill from the $6.8 that would have otherwise gone to Fisher, the players and a lot of fans wanted him. I think this was good for everybody. I’ve always wanted to see if Coach O has grown since being Ole Miss’ HC. I’m sure he has. Now I get to find out and and play ’em every year.
This guy gets it 👏👏👏
Epic fail by LSU.
I may be going out on a limb here but, I’m pretty sure Alleva forgot to call you to ask if you were okay with everything. Maybe you could call him back and turn everything around?
Definitely epic fail. He will never beat saban.
Who actually beats Saban, if you are measuring this hire by this metric, then 90% of the coaching population would be unemployed right now.
99%
Lol, sad but true, 99%
Congratulations Coach O
Putting a Cajun in charge of Cajun Bengals, seems like a good fit.
BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best move for the players and the school. Great hire.