Ed Orgeron at risk of shedding job at LSU?

Lower than two years after main LSU to a championship, Ed Orgeron’s seat seems to be rising hotter by the day.

Bruce Feldman of The Athletic took a look at various college football coaches beneath stress to maintain their jobs, and Orgeron is one among them. The LSU head coach is seemingly beneath rising scrutiny, and there’s no assure he retains his job for 2022.

One main issue, in line with Feldman, is athletic director Scott Woodward. Woodward joined LSU in 2019, and was not chargeable for hiring Orgeron. Business sources imagine Woodward and different LSU brass are desirous to make a training change and have been for some time. Woodward additionally has a historical past of flashy, big-name hires, as he was chargeable for bringing Chris Petersen to Washington and Jimbo Fisher to Texas A&M.

Orgeron can also be a sufferer of LSU’s excessive expectations. The Tigers are 8-7 since successful the nationwide title, and are coming off a worrying loss to Auburn. With the likes of Florida, Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Alabama nonetheless to return on the schedule, it’s an open query whether or not Orgeron can put up a ok file to guarantee himself of a job subsequent season.

The LSU coach has made some dangerous employees strikes and hasn’t exactly defended them well. A few of his different remarks backfired on him spectacularly, too. Orgeron will at all times be beloved for his position in LSU’s championship, but when issues don’t flip round, he won’t have an opportunity to win one other.