In between Zoom meetings with his staff and players and plenty of recruiting, Ed Orgeron's watched, in his own words, "too much television." He likes "Peyton's Places" with Peyton Manning. He likes watching replays of his 2019 championship team, too. Mostly, though, he's sick of flipping through the channels. He's ready to get back to work.
This weekend might offer one final exception, however, as the 2020 NFL Draft starts Thursday with a chance for yet another record-breaking performance for Orgeron's program. After re-writing the school, conference, and national record books in 2019, the Tigers have a chance to set a new mark for players selected from a single school in the draft, with as many as 16 ex-LSU standouts set for selection.