BATON ROUGE, La. -- When Ed Orgeron discusses his relationship with former boss Lane Kiffin, he frequently makes an important distinction.
“We’re not coaching friends, we’re personal friends,” says Orgeron, whose fourth game as LSU’s interim head coach will come Saturday against Alabama and offensive coordinator Kiffin.
Anyone familiar with workplace dynamics knows how to interpret that statement. These weren’t co-workers who simply sat next to each other in meetings and traded notes out of professional courtesy.
“We care about each other’s family. We talk about personal stuff, he and I,” Orgeron said. “We’ve had a great relationship throughout the years.