BATON ROUGE – LSU coach Ed Orgeron has been selected as one of 18 semifinalist for the 2018 George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year, the Maxwell Football Club announced on Wednesday.
In his second full season as head coach of the Tigers, Orgeron has guided LSU to a 9-2 overall mark and a No. 7 ranking in the College Football Playoff standings. The Tigers have three wins over teams ranked in the top 10 this year, including a 36-16 victory over then-No. 2 Georgia in late September.
Overall, Orgeron has a 24-8 mark with the Tigers, which ranks as the third-highest win total after 32 games for any LSU head coach in school history.