Ed Orgeron returns to LSU coaching staff as special assistant under Lane Kiffin
Ed Orgeron has returned to the LSU coaching staff as a special assistant under Lane Kiffin. This marks a reunion for Orgeron and Kiffin, who previously worked together at USC and Tennessee. Orgeron will focus on recruiting and defense, although he will not be permitted to recruit on the road due to NCAA rules.
- ▪Ed Orgeron has been hired as a special assistant on Lane Kiffin's staff at LSU.
- ▪This is a return for Orgeron to his home state of Louisiana.
- ▪Orgeron previously worked under Kiffin at USC and Tennessee.
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