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Ed Orgeron won't return as LSU Tigers' football coach in 2022 as AD says it's 'time for a new direction'

Only 21 months after guiding LSU to a perfect record and College Football Playoff National Championship, Ed Orgeron and the Tigers have reached an agreement for him to step aside after this season, with athletic director Scott Woodward saying it is "time for a new direction."

Orgeron, 60, will coach the remainder of the season, according to Woodward, "giving our team the best chance for success and continuing to aid in our recruiting efforts." The Tigers are 4-3 after upsetting No. 20 Florida 49-42 at home Saturday.

"From my first day as LSU's Director of Athletics in 2019, Coach O and I have maintained an open and consistent dialogue regarding the state of LSU Football," Woodward said in a letter addressed to the LSU community.