He’s back everyone. Former USC head coach and ace recruiter is back on the college football scene, as it is being reported that he has taken a position as the defensive line coach at LSU.
Ed Orgeron has accepted an offer to become the new defensive line coach at LSU, he told FOX Sports Wednesday morning. The announcement is expected to become official by the school later Wednesday afternoon.
The former long-time USC assistant who was last the Trojans interim head coach in 2013 and led the team to a 6-2 record, returns to LSU where he actually began his college playing career before he later transferred to Northwestern (LA) State. Orgeron is regarded as one of the top recruiters in the history of college football and was a big reason why USC put together some of the greatest recruiting classes in recent memory when the Trojans returned to glory.
The 53-year-old Orgeron also spent three seasons as the head coach at Ole Miss, where he went 10-25 but his recruiting set quite a foundation for the coach who followed him, Houston Nutt to have back to back seasons where the Rebels went to the Cotton Bowl. Among the talent Orgeron brought to Oxford: Dexter McCluster, Mike Wallace and Michael Oher.
As a D-line coach, Orgeron helped develop Warren Sapp and Cortez Kennedy at Miami. He also turned an unknown recruit at USC, Mike Patterson into a first-rounder. At Tennessee, he got Dan Williams to also blossom into a star.
While back at USC, he landed Leonard Williams and helped develop him into a player many expect will become a top 5 NFL Draft pick later this year.
I’ve been saying since he left USC that someone was going to get themselves a heck of a coach and a recruiter whenever he decided to take another job. Orgeron’s reputation as a recruiter is almost second to none and having him on staff at LSU in his home state is a great fit for him and LSU. You can expect LSU to be in it to the end on just about any recruit he recruits personally, and LSU will never be hurting for talent along the defensive line.