Former LSU head coach Ed Orgeron said on Wednesday that he’s “one phone call away” if the university wants him to fill the vacancy left by the firing of Brian Kelly.Orgeron, who coached the Tigers for six seasons including a 15-0 run to the national championship in 2019, agreed with LSU to part ways following campaigns of 5-6 in 2020 and 6-6 in 2021.He has not coached since then, but Orgeron, 64, said during an interview with ESPN’s “UnSportsmanLike” that he’d love to coach again in Baton Rouge, where he said he still has a home.”I’d love to,” Orgeron said. “Are you kidding me? Hey, I’m one phone call away. I just gotta get in my truck, I could be there today.”Orgeron has an overall record of 67-47 including three seasons at Ole Miss (2005-07), one as the interim coach at Southern California (2013) and six seasons at LSU (2016-21), where he was 51-20 overall and 4-1 in bowl games.A native of Larose, La., Orgeron was asked if he was interested in returning as an assistant to Lane Kiffin, the Ole Miss head coach who has been linked to the LSU post. Kiffin was an assistant with Orgeron at USC.
