Ed Orgeron headed back to LSU as an assistant coach under Lane Kiffin
By David Wasson
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Who says you can’t go home again?
Former LSU football coach Ed Orgeron – also a former LSU player and Louisiana native – has reportedly finalized a deal to return to the Tigers as an assistant coach under Lane Kiffin. The move reunites the coach of the 2019 national champions with a program hungry to return to national prominence.
The move, reported by ESPN, also reunites Orgeron and Kiffin — two coaches who have enjoyed a decades-long relationship. The duo has worked together both at USC and Tennessee, last collaborating with the Trojans in 2013.
Orgeron’s role will officially be special assistant to recruiting and defense for the Tigers.
Orgeron was the head coach at Ole Miss from 2005-07 and served as USC’s interim head coach after Kiffin was fired by the Trojans midway through the 2013 season. After a year on Les Miles’ staff at LSU in 2015, Orgeron replaced the fired Miles in 2016 before getting the interim tag removed for the 2017 season.
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Orgeron assembled a stellar team at LSU in 2019, with a high-octane offense led by Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow along with running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire and receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson. The Tigers scored over 48 points per game en route to a 15-0 season and the College Football Playoff national championship.
Orgeron coached two more seasons in Baton Rouge after the 2019 title season, going 11-11 in that span before departing the program after the 2021 season. His head coaching career record is 51-20.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
