BATON ROUGE, LA. — LSU football coach Ed Orgeron said Monday that he has and will continue to take “appropriate action” when he receives allegations of player misconduct such as sexual abuse.
Orgeron was responding to USA Today investigative article detailing numerous instances in which the university’s athletic administration appeared not to follow up in accordance with protocols on complaints by alleged sexual assault victims.
“We need to support and protect victims of violence, sexual abuse of any kind,” Orgeron said. "There’s no place in our society nor on this campus or on our football program for any behavior of this type.