Ed Orgeron hilariously differentiates between paying players with and without NIL
By Andrew Olson
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College football is rapidly changing, especially when it comes to player compensation. Ed Orgeron, though, doesn’t think he would have trouble adjusting to the NIL era.
Orgeron recently appeared on the Bussin’ With the Boys podcast. Host Taylor Lewan joked that “the SEC was NIL before NIL.” Orgeron did not push back and explained that coaching with legal ways to compensate players would only take a minor adjustement for him.
“Back then, we used to walk through the back door with the cash. Now, we just got to walk through the front door with the cash,” Oregon said, laughing along with Lewan and Will Compton.
Everyone knows the SEC was paying players before paying players was legal
— Will Compton (@_willcompton) December 9, 2025
Coach O with an incredible response on @BussinWTB pic.twitter.com/PvHvQK3Bdp
Orgeron, 64, has made it known that he is interested in a return to the sidelines. At this stage in the coaching carousel, Orgeron would likely be looking at an opportunity as an assistant position.
The former LSU head coach spoke with Jacksonville, Florida radio station 1010XL/92.5 FM last week. Orgeron revealed that he is living in Baton Rouge again because he did not want to sign another lease in Miami if he were to land a new coaching job.
In his radio interview, Orgeron spoke highly of new LSU head coach Lane Kiffin. The two worked together at USC and Tennessee, and Orgeron expressed interest in working alongside Kiffin again. Orgeron also said he’d be interested in joining his stepson, Tyler Spotts-Orgeron, who served under new Florida head coach Jon Sumrall at Tulane.
SEC fans everywhere are watching closely to see Coach O returns to the conference.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
