BATON ROUGE, La. — Back when LSU’s bowl chances appeared slim and none, Ed Orgeron described blue skies and white beaches as the ideal setting …
BATON ROUGE, La. — Back when LSU’s bowl chances appeared slim and none, Ed Orgeron described blue skies and white beaches as the ideal setting for his final game coaching the Tigers. Orgeron is headed to the beach with his girlfriend, but not in any official capacity. “I’m packing to go to Destin,” Orgeron said. “I’ll be there tomorrow.” Orgeron will not coach LSU in a bowl game, he announced following Saturday’s 27-24 win over No.14 Texas A&M in Death Valley. The Tigers (6-6,3-5 SEC) took the lead over the Aggies (8-4,4-4) with 20 seconds left to clinch bowl eligibility. The decision was mutual on the part of Orgeron, athletic director Scott Wodward and LSU’s administration. “I told the guys I wish them luck,” Orgeron said. “I’m not gonna to sit here and coach when there’s another guy coming in to be the head coach this week or the week after that. I’m not gonna do that. “This is my team and as soon as they got a new head coach, I was gonna go.” Offensive line coach Brad Davis will be LSU’s interim coach for the bowl game. A Baton Rouge native, Davis was hired away from Arkansas in June.
