BATON ROUGE, La. — It doesn’t seem like Les Miles, 62 and unemployed, is ready to ride into the sunset.

Asked what he will do next on the Dan Patrick Show on Tuesday, here’s what Miles said:

“I don’t golf, play no tennis,” he said. “I enjoy shooting the gun, don’t necessarily like pointing at animals. Play cards, but not very well. But what I’ve done for 12-14 hours a day for the last number of years is coach football. I’d have a difficult time not being a coach.”

Sounds like there could be another destination for Miles soon. And why not?

Although it ended in him being fired on Sunday following a disappointing 2-2 start, Miles is one of the most wildly successful available coaches out there. He has a national championship and 114 wins to his credit in 11-plus years at LSU. He is a larger-than-life character and a guy who even his critics seem to like personally.

If he wants to coach, he’ll coach.

But where? Let’s look at possibilities.

Penn State

James Franklin has found his way to the hot seat this season, and after the Nittany Lions were decimated by Miles’ alma mater, Michigan, 49-10 last week, maybe they’ll be ready to make a change to somebody with old-school Big Ten chops.

Miles could fit that bill. Bringing a physical style of play to Happy Valley might be what the people want. He was criticized for his conservative, midwestern style at LSU. Maybe that brand of football would be a better fit in the Big Ten.

The downside? Would he want to coach in the Big Ten against his beloved alma mater?

Texas

Charlie Strong could be on his way out, and why not try to win in the state of Texas going against the Tide?

In a state that long ago went spread crazy, why not bring in Miles and let him build a team that will punch spread teams right in the mouth? Remember what the Tigers did to Texas Tech in the Texas Bowl?

The downside is obvious. Texas held on to Mack Brown too long after the perception was that the game had passed him by. Would they hire a man who, the complaints say, let the offensive game pass him by years ago?

USC

The guy who’s replacing Miles, at least for now, was once the interim coach at USC. Wouldn’t it be something if Miles got the head coaching job there?

With its history of great backs, USC might not be opposed to Miles’ preference for power football.

On the other hand, would an aging coach who just got fired be the guy you want to make a splash in the L.A. market?

Houston

How about this scenario? Tom Herman comes to LSU and Miles heads just down the road to replace him.

It might seem crazy, but LSU has recruited the area, Miles can stay close to his Baton Rouge home and UH would have a proven winner.

The downside is Houston has had a lot of success running wide-open offenses. Would Miles continue that? Would UH want a guy who would come in and blow up what’s been working?

ESPN

Yes, Miles says he can’t imagine coaching.

But at his age, it’ll be hard to find a program willing to build its future around him, and there may be a better way for him to stay close to the game.

Why not head for TV? He has so much personality, why not be the guy who puts on the mascot head after Lee Corso retires?

It would be perfect. He can review the taste of the grass at every stadium he goes to for GameDay. He can wear the hat of his favorite pick too high on his head.

He can, in short, go on being Les without some crazy fan base calling for his job for being Les Miles.