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Ex-LSU AD Recommended Les Miles Be Fired over 2013 Harassment Allegations

Former LSU athletic director Joe Alleva recommended Les Miles be fired as head coach in 2013 amid sexual harassment allegations.

The recommendation was included in the results of LSU's internal investigation into multiple allegations made against Miles during his time as Tigers head coach, per The Athletic's Brody Miller:

Brody Miller

New information. Former #LSU athletic director Joe Alleva recommended in 2013 to fire Les Miles with cause and said the public opinion would be in LSU's favor. https://t.co/x1C6TzOX6a

The Athletic's Stewart Mandel reported that Alleva also wanted to fire Miles after the 2015 season, but was overruled by the school president:

Stewart Mandel

If you recall, Alleva wanted to fire Miles toward the end of the 2015 season, which caught most of us by surprise (they were undefeated into November that year), but got overruled by the president.