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LSU fires football coach Les Miles

UPDATED, 5:25 p.m.

COLUMBIA, MO. • Missouri's next opponent will have a new head coach Saturday. After falling to 2-2 with Saturday's loss at Auburn, Louisiana State has fired longtime coach Les Miles, The Advocate of Baton Rouge first reported Sunday. Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron has also been fired.

Mizzou (2-2, 0-1 SEC) plays at LSU's Tiger Stadium at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday on SEC Network.

LSU confirmed the report Sunday afternoon. Defensive line coach Ed Orgeron will take over as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2016 season, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva announced Sunday after consulting officers on the LSU Board of Supervisors and LSU President Dr.