A year ago, Maryland interim coach Matt Canada’s career had seemingly taken a wrong turn. Blamed for the struggles of the LSU offense after a late-September loss to Troy, Canada was being made a scapegoat by Tigers coach Ed Orgeron.
A 24-10 loss at No. 1 Alabama left LSU’s record at 6-3 on Nov. 4 and left Canada in some sort of coaching purgatory during his first season in Baton Rouge, playing out the schedule before making another stop on his personal carousel.
Orgeron later called it “a mistake” to hire Canada, who had coached at five schools over the previous seven years.