Ed Orgeron and LSU Mutually Agree to Part Ways After Season

LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron looks on during the second quarter against the Kentucky Wildcats at Kroger Field. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports

LSU athletics department officials and head football coach Ed Orgeorn have reached an agreement in which he will finish out the 2021 season, but will not return as head coach in 2022.

Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated reports.

#LSU and Ed Orgeron have reached a separation agreement: He will not return in 2022 but expected to complete this season, sources tell @SINow.

Negotiations began last week before UF win.

It’s unprecedented in the sport – coach & school divorcing 21 months after winning it all.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 17, 2021

Orgeron and LSU parting ways is not just football related. It’s also stems from off-the-field issues.

Orgeron is 49-17 at #LSU but is 9-8 since the championship. However, this goes beyond on-field results.

A strained relationship between coach & administration – rooted in team management & public/private behavior – has warped into an untenable situation, distrust & outbursts.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 17, 2021

Ed Orgeron’s buyout is north of $17 million and there was some speculation that LSU could deflate that buyout by firing him for cause.

Bruce Feldman of The Athletic has reported that will not be the case.

LSU is expected to pay Ed Orgeron his entire buyout which is over $17 million to pursue a new coach. His record at LSU is 49-17 and he went 13-5 in games against Top 10 teams while coaching the Tigers.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) October 17, 2021

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