After Lane Kiffin’s firing in 2013, beloved assistant Ed Orgeron was appointed interim head coach. With influential booster Brian Kennedy in his corner, Orgeron hoped to land the job permanently. But when athletic director Pat Haden passed him over, Orgeron felt abandoned by the school he loved, leaving a rift that may never heal.
After Lane Kiffin’s firing in 2013, beloved assistant Ed Orgeron was appointed interim head coach. With influential booster Brian Kennedy in his corner, Orgeron hoped to land the job permanently. But when athletic director Pat Haden passed him over, Orgeron felt abandoned by the school he loved, leaving a rift that may never heal.