Ed Orgeron and LSU football have reached an agreement that he will not return as coach of the Tigers next season, sources told ESPN, confirming a report by Sports Illustrated.
He is expected to finish out the remainder of the 2021 season as the team's coach.
LSU's assistant coaches had not been told about the separation agreement as of early Sunday afternoon, sources told ESPN's Adam Rittenberg.
Orgeron is among the highest-paid coaches in the FBS, behind only Alabama's Nick Saban and Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher, with an annual salary of about $9 million. Under the terms of the six-year contract he signed in January 2020, the school owes him a buyout of more than $17 million.
Orgeron had faced mounting criticism following LSU's 3-3 start that included a 38-27 loss to UCLA in the season opener and back-to-back losses to Auburn and Kentucky. The Tigers beat then-No. 20 Florida 49-42 on Saturday to improve to 4-3, as their banged-up defense came up with four interceptions and running back Tyrion Davis-Price rushed for a school-record 287 yards and three touchdowns.
Orgeron's impending departure comes less than two years after he led the Tigers to a 15-0 record and national championship in 2019. He is 49-17 over six seasons with LSU.
2 years after a national championship LSU can’t have a down year?
these boosters are terrible.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86672 posts
Sun Oct-17-21 03:24 PM
9. "Right. If you're a piece of shit, don't take your foot off the gas." In response to Reply # 7
Because the second you stop seeming like one of the best coaches in the game, everyone at the school *will* magically, like clockwork, no longer want a piece of shit around.
12. "Speaking of boosters, I wonder how NIL has changed the landscape" In response to Reply # 1
Like are they doing all the same stuff they did before, but more out in the open? Or are they directly making university decisions like this because of deals they have with players, along with potential deals being used in recruiting...
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79620 posts
Mon Oct-18-21 02:48 PM
14. "I think NIL gives boosters a chance to make their money back" In response to Reply # 12
now they can pay the player AND have their image and likeness on display at their businesses
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
18. "presuming the info that dropped in The Athletic story" In response to Reply # 17
that Dstl1 references below. here's one excerpt:
It created messes for him, like the time Orgeron pulled up to a woman at a gas station wearing exercise attire. “Hey, you look like you work out,” he said, according to multiple sources. “We could work out together.” The woman informed Orgeron she was married, to which he responded, “Why does that matter?”
That woman was the wife of a high-ranking LSU official. Word of this reached the LSU Board of Supervisors, the collection of prominent Louisiana attorneys and business owners appointed by the governor who make the most important decisions at LSU. And of course, it reached LSU athletic director Scott Woodward.
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