Ed Orgeron won’t return as LSU’s head coach in 2022, sources confirmed to The Athletic. Orgeron is expected to finish out the 2021 season.
Sports Illustrated first reported Orgeron’s departure. Orgeron, 60, has a 49-17 record at LSU across five-plus seasons, including four bowl appearances. The Tigers won the College Football Playoff Championship in 2019 led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow. Last year, LSU went 5-5 in the pandemic-shortened season.
The Tigers opened this season with a loss at UCLA, won their next three games and then fell to Auburn in a crushing 24-19 loss at home in Week 5. It marked Auburn’s first win in Death Valley since 1999. LSU followed that with a 42-21 loss to Kentucky in Week 6, but rebounded Saturday with a 49-42 win over Florida.
LSU promoted Orgeron to head coach in November 2016 after he held the position on an interim basis for two months following Les Miles’ departure. Orgeron also served as a head coach at Ole Miss from 2005 to 2007 and at USC as an interim coach in 2013 after replacing Lane Kiffin.
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