The LSU Tigers went 2-2 to start last season, Les Miles was fired, and Ed Orgeron took over. The Tigers seemed to step their game up when Coach O took over. They went 6-2 in the final eight games of the season, and capped off the season by shutting down Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson and the Louisville Cardinals.
Last season was not Orgeron’s first time as an interim head coach. After Lane Kiffin was fired at USC in 2013, he took over and led the Trojans to a 6-2 finish to the season. Southern Cal decided not to retain Orgeron as the permanent head coach and instead hired Steve Sarkisian.