Ed Orgeron joins Lane Kiffin staff, reunites with LSU

LSU reached an agreement with Ed Orgeron on Wednesday to join Lane Kiffin’s current staff in Baton Rouge, reuniting the school with its former head football coach.

Orgeron, 64, will be serving as a special assistant to recruiting and defense, per the school’s social media.

The 2019 national championship-winning coach spent five seasons as the head man for LSU and was a popular figure as a Louisiana native who won 51 games and went 4-1 in bowl games.

Eventually, the wins stopped coming and Orgeron was run out following back-to-back .500 seasons in 2020 and 2021.

Before that, he guided the Tigers to one of their greatest seasons in history, helming a dominant team headlined by Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase to a 15-0 record and two dominant wins in the playoffs.

Kiffin, LSU’s new head coach, was Orgeron’s boss at previous stops at Tennessee (2009) and USC (2010-13). Orgeron ultimately succeeded Kiffin at USC, becoming the interim coach to close out the 2013 season. The two previously coached together as assistant coaches at USC from 2001-04.

Orgeron also preceded Kiffin as the head coach at Ole Miss, going 10-25 there from 2005-07.

Kiffin closed his Ole Miss tenure 55-19, with a playoff berth last season.

–Field Level Media