Booger McFarland: No chance Orgeron gets permanent HC gig at LSU

Former LSU defensive lineman and current SEC Network analyst Booger McFarland offered a strong take on the Tigers’ head coaching situation: Ed Orgeron has no chance of being named the permanent head coach.

“He can win out and he can beat Alabama convincingly … I think the powers that be in Baton Rouge – Joe Alleva, F. King Alexander and the Board – I think they’re looking for something they’ve never had,” McFarland said. “That’s a head coach with an offensive background, a head coach that can bring a young quarterback in here and get some excitement. … I don’t know of anything, in my opinion, that he can do to keep this job.”

If LSU won out, it could potentially finish atop the SEC West and be playing for an SEC championship. McFarland would like to see a defensive guy as LSU’s coach, but he thinks the higher ups are focused on offense with the next coach.

“I would love for Coach O to be the coach, he’s my type of guy – he’s a defensive line coach,” McFarland said. “I would love for him to get that job – I’m just giving you the climate of what’s down there and what the people want. They want a guy that can be a quarterback whisperer.”

Orgeron is familiar with losing out on the full-time job while impressing in the interim. In 2013, he took over for Lane Kiffin at Southern Cal and led the Trojans to a 6-2 finish, but USC hired Steve Sarkisian days after the end of the season.

Andrew Olson

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