Geaux Tigahs, again: Ed Orgeron returns to LSU, joining Lane Kiffin’s chaos crew on the Bayou Ed Orgeron, who coached LSU to a national championship in 2019 and left in 2021 with a $17.1 million buyout, is returning to the university. He will serve as a special assistant to recruiting and defense for head coach Lane Kiffin. This move reunites Orgeron with Kiffin, with whom he previously worked at Tennessee and USC, and Tee Martin, another former USC colleague now on Kiffin’s staff.

• Ed Orgeron, former LSU head coach and 2019 national champion, is returning to LSU.
• He will join Lane Kiffin’s staff as a special assistant to recruiting and defense.
• Orgeron received a $17.1 million buyout when he was let go by LSU in 2021.
• This reunion with Kiffin marks their fourth time working together, previously at Tennessee and USC.
• Tee Martin, another former USC colleague, has also joined Kiffin’s staff at LSU.
• Orgeron expressed excitement about returning and commented on the changes in college athletics regarding player compensation.
• Kiffin highlighted Orgeron’s value in recruiting elite players nationally and within Louisiana.