Quick Facts About Ed Orgeron

Ed Orgeron is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head football coach at Louisiana State University (LSU). He was the interim head coach at the University of Southern California (USC) in 2013 after serving as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) from 2005 to 2007.

He won the national championship with the 2019 LSU Tigers football team, defeating Clemson in the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship. In general, he is a gifted coach.

What is Ed Orgeron’s net worth in 2020?

Ed Orgeron is a former player and coach in the National Football League. With an estimated annual compensation of $650,000, he was one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in the Pac-12 Conference. His net worth is expected to be $35 million by 2022. As of 2022, his annual compensation will be $6 million. He is currently content with his riches and enjoys a nice lifestyle as a result of them.

LSU coach Ed Orgeron files for divorce:

In documents filed in February, LSU Tigers football coach Ed Orgeron filed for divorce from his 23-year-old wife Kelly. According to The Advocate, Orgeron filed the divorce suit in East Baton Rouge Family Court on February 26. Orgeron and his wife divorced on February 24, according to the petition. This means the split happened less than a month after LSU’s head coach led the Tigers to a national championship with a 42-25 victory over Clemson in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

Orgeron married Kelly in February 1997 and has three children: 22-year-old twin sons Parker and Cody, and 28-year-old Tyler Spotts-Orgeron, who works as an offensive analyst on his father’s coaching staff. According to court records, the LSU coach wants exclusive use of the Baton Rouge home and has no issue to Kelly living in their Mandeville home “until the community property is addressed either by conventional agreement or judicial partition.”

Famous For:

• Being a head football coach at Louisiana State University (LSU).
• For his strong, gravelly voice, Cajun accent, and intensity while coaching.

Who are Ed Orgeron’s parents?

Ed Orgeron was born on July 27, 1961, in Larose, Louisiana, United States. As of 2019, he is 58 years old. Edward “Ba Ba” Orgeron Sr. (d. 2011) and Cornelia “Co Co” Orgeron were his parents. He has a brother as well as a sister. He and his brother Steve grew up in Larose, Louisiana, on the banks of the Bayou Lafourche.

His ethnicity is White, and he is an American citizen. He is a devout Christian. He went to South Lafourche High School in Galliano, Louisiana, where he played football with future Michigan Panthers, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Bobby Hebert. Also, he committed to play football at Louisiana State University, but dropped out after his freshman year to attend Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

How did Ed Orgeron’s coaching career go?

• In 1988, he began his coaching career at the University of Miami, where he worked under then-head coach Jimmy Johnson and his successor, Dennis Erickson.
• He recruited a teenage Dwayne Johnson (later known as “The Rock” in his professional wrestling and Hollywood endeavors) as a defensive lineman, and the program won two national titles (in 1989 and 1991).
• In 1998, he was appointed to teach the Trojans defensive line by offensive mastermind Paul Hackett, the newly hired head coach of USC (University of Southern California).
• He was promoted to assistant head coach in 2003.
• In 2004, he was named National Recruiter of the Year, the same year he was hired by Ole Miss to replace David Cutcliffe as head coach.
• When he arrived to Ole Miss, he attempted to hire Lane Kiffin, the USC passing game coordinator, as the new offensive coordinator, but Kiffin chose to stay with the Trojans.
• In 2005, the University of Mississippi’s offense concluded the season rated 111th in overall offense, 115th in scoring, and 116th in rushing out of 117 Division I-A schools.

• Ole Miss concluded the 2007 season 0-8 against SEC opponents and 3-9 overall.
• Later, he was replaced by Houston Nutt, the former head coach of the University of Arkansas.
• On January 23, 2008, it was reported that he has been appointed as the new defensive line coach of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.
• He accepted a position with the University of Tennessee on December 31, 2008, under new head coach Lane Kiffin, a former USC assistant coach.
• With a $650,000 annual pay, he was one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in the Pac-12 Conference.
• On January 14, 2015, he was hired as the defensive line coach at Louisiana State University (LSU).

Career as head coach

• On September 25, 2016, he was named the team’s interim head coach.
• LSU concluded the season with a 6-2 record under his guidance.
• On November 26, 2016, LSU formally announced him as its 32nd full-time head coach, removing the “interim” tag from his position.
• LSU began the 2017 season rated in the top 15, but early defeats to Mississippi State and Troy dropped the Tigers out of the top 15.
• The University of Central Florida, who had not lost a game in the previous two seasons, was invited to the Fiesta Bowl to play LSU.
• The Tigers concluded the 2018 season with a 10-3 record and were rated sixth in the AP poll and seventh in the Coaches poll.
• Orgeron’s contract was extended through the 2022 season after a good season.
• His 2019 squad started the season with a big road win over Texas and went undefeated the rest of the way, including a 46-41 triumph against Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa.
• Orgeron’s Tigers won the SEC Championship Game, defeating the Georgia Bulldogs for the first time since 2011.
• He won the AP College Football Coach of the Year Award and the Home Depot Coach of the Year Award in 2019.
• He won his first national championship as a head coach on January 13, 2020, with a 42-25 victory over the unbeaten defending national champion Clemson Tigers, capping the season 15-0.
• At the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, he and the LSU Tigers won the national championship in their home state.

Who is the wife of Ed Orgeron?

Kelly Orgeron is a happily married woman. Previously, he was married to Colleen Orgeron. At the 1996 Liberty Bowl, he met his second wife, Kelly, and the pair has three sons – Cody, Parker, and Tyler. In 2010, Orgeron returned to USC and lived in a hotel across the street from school while his wife and children settled in Louisiana. Only one month after winning the National Championship, the couple filed for divorce on February 26, 2020. He has a straight sexual orientation.

What is the height of Ed Orgeron?

Ed Orgeron, at the age of 58, took great care of his body. His physique is ordinary. He stands at a height of 182 cm and weighs 95 kilograms. His other body measures will be included as soon as we receive more information. In general, he currently has a healthy body.