Lane Kiffin, the newly appointed head coach of LSU football, has announced the addition of Ed Orgeron to his staff as a special assistant focused on recruiting and defense.
The move marks the latest chapter in a partnership that stretches back to the early 2000s, when both served as assistants at the University of Southern California.
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Orgeron first worked under Kiffin in 2009 at the University of Tennessee, taking on roles as associate head coach, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator before reuniting with him at USC, where he coordinated the defensive scheme and briefly acted as interim head coach.
Beyond his coaching résumé, Orgeron brings a deep personal connection to LSU, having played defensive line for the Tigers in 1972 and later guiding the program to a national championship in 2019 before being dismissed in 2021.
Kiffin’s hiring of Orgeron comes as he steps into his first season with the Tigers, succeeding Brian Kelly, and aims to leverage Orgeron’s recruiting network and defensive expertise to accelerate the team’s rebuild.