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LSU Football: Former USC AD straight up lied to Ed Orgeron

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LSU football head coach Ed Orgeron was straight up lied to by former USC athletic director Pat Haden.

By now everyone knows the story of LSU football head coach Ed Orgeron.

Coach O bombed as the head coach at Ole Miss, before climbing his way back up the coaching ranks and eventually leading USC to a 6-2 record as the Trojans’ interim head coach in 2013 (after Lane Kiffin was fired).

Most folks felt like Orgeron was a slam dunk to become USC’s new head coach.

In fact, former USC athletic director Pat Haden even told Orgeron that he’d be the Trojans’ next head coach.