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No Leonard, no Les, but Ed Orgeron's debut leading LSU a success

BATON ROUGE, La. -- If Ed Orgeron has designs on becoming LSU’s full-time head coach, he’s off to a great start.

For the first time all season, LSU looked like a team that deserved its preseason top-10 ranking on Saturday, dominating Missouri 42-7 in Orgeron’s debut as LSU’s interim coach.

LSU did it without All-American running back Leonard Fournette playing a down, and without Les Miles presiding over the home sideline for the first time since 2004.

There was so much to like about Orgeron’s first game as LSU’s head coach that it’s difficult what to say was the best part of the night for LSU.