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LSU head coach Ed Orgeron arrives for an NCAA college football game against Florida in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) **FILE**

LSU, football coach Ed Orgeron to part ways at end of season

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

LSU head coach Ed Orgeron is interviewed during an NFL Pro Day at LSU in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) **FILE**

LSU’s Ed Orgeron gives lawmakers statement on Derrius Guice complaint

By Brett Martel - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 file photo, LSU coach Ed Orgeron shouts instructions to players on the field during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Florida in Gainesville, Fla. LSU coach Ed Orgeron has hired Jake Peetz as his offensive coordinator and DJ Mangas as passing game coordinator, luring both coaches away from the NFL's Carolina Panthers. Peetz and Mangas, whose hirings were announced Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 both worked as offensive assistants alongside Panthers offensive coordinator and former LSU passing game coordinator Joe Brady.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

LSU taps Peetz, Mangas as top offensive coaches

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LSU assistant coaches Ensminger, Johnson retiring

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LSU coach Ed Orgeron shouts instructions to players on the field during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Florida, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Ole Miss-LSU makes friends Kiffin, Orgeron first-time foes

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Alabama coach Nick Saban, right, greets LSU coach Ed Orgeron after Alabama's victory in an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Unrecognizable LSU trudges into Swamp to face No. 6 Florida

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) heads for a long gain as coach Nick Saban watches during the team's NCAA college football game against Kentucky on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP) **FILE**

No. 1 Alabama primed to prolong its primacy at LSU

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Texas A&amp;M coach Jimbo Fisher runs off the field before the team's NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

No. 5 Texas A&M looks for 5th straight win in visit from LSU

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

LSU coach Ed Orgeron walks on the sidelines against Arkansas during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)

LSU’s struggles just latest hurdle for resilient Ed Orgeron

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Arkansas coach Sam Pittman walks the sideline during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)

Arkansas welcomes coach, LSU after virus hits both

By CHIP SOUZA - Associated Press

LSU head coach Ed Orgeron walks the sideline during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Auburn on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Orgeron defends response to allegations against LSU players

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LSU head coach Ed Orgeron walks the sideline during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Auburn on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Orgeron: LSU has COVID outbreak, injured QB still sidelined

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Alabama wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (17) pushes away Tennessee defensive back Kenney Solomon (31) during an NCAA college football game in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (Caitie McMekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)

Combo of injuries, opt outs taking toll on SEC rosters

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

South Carolina defensive back Jaycee Horn (1) celebrates an interception against Auburn during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

Humbled LSU eyeing QB contingency vs surging South Carolina

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

LSU quarterback Myles Brennan looks to pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri upset LSU 45-41. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

LSUs’ Orgeron says QB Brennan not practicing this week

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In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 file photo, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron reacts after a LSU touchdown in the first half of an NCAA football game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. This is the rare SEC team whose schedule might have gotten a tad easier by playing a conference-only slate. The SEC opponents added to LSU’s schedule last month were Missouri (6-6 last season) and Vanderbilt (3-9). LSU had to drop a scheduled home date with No. 14 Texas, though its other non-conference games would have been lackluster matchups with Rice, Nicholls and Texas-San Antonio. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Ed Orgeron: Most LSU players have had coronavirus, recovered

By Brett Martel - Associated Press

FILE - LSU defensive end Neil Farrell Jr. (92) sacks Georgia Southern quarterback Justin Tomlin (17) in the fourth quarter during an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. LSU coach Ed Orgeron says defensive lineman Neil Farrell has rejoined the team after initially opting out more than a month ago. But the 6-foot-4 and 319-pound Farrell's readiness for the season opener against Mississippi State on Sept. 26 remains to be seen. (AP Photo/Michael Democke, File)

LSU’s Orgeron: Farrell is back, Shelvin maybe, Jenkins left

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In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 file photo, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron reacts after a LSU touchdown in the first half of an NCAA football game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. This is the rare SEC team whose schedule might have gotten a tad easier by playing a conference-only slate. The SEC opponents added to LSU’s schedule last month were Missouri (6-6 last season) and Vanderbilt (3-9). LSU had to drop a scheduled home date with No. 14 Texas, though its other non-conference games would have been lackluster matchups with Rice, Nicholls and Texas-San Antonio. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Orgeron: Most LSU players have had, recovered from COVID-19

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. (24) intercepts the ball from Georgia wide receiver George Pickens (1) during the second half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game in Atlanta. Stingley Jr. was selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first-team, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Few familiar faces back for No. 6 LSU’s title defense

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron speaks during a news conference for the NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game in New Orleans. LSU coach Ed Orgeron is looking to add a defensive back to the 2020 Tigers at a time when uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic could theoretically help him land an established player from another major conference. “We’re a little short” at cornerback,” Orgeron said during a video media conference Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, FIle)

Orgeron: LSU in the market for a transfer cornerback now

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press