BATON ROUGE, La. – Since taking over as LSU interim coach, Ed Orgeron has implemented themed practice days. Mondays now are known as “Tell the Truth Monday,” and Orgeron has to face a hard truth this week.
“The truth is we got a great Alabama team coming to town,” he said.
Nobody can accuse him of breaking his cardinal rule there.
The top-ranked Crimson Tide are the defending national champions and have won 20 consecutive games. Alabama has plowed five ranked teams already this season en route to an 8-0 start.
Orgeron was effusive with his praise, calling Nick Saban “one of the greatest coaches in college football” and said the Tide defense “might be one of the best defenses in college football history.