- ABC News
- October 3, 2016
BATON ROUGE, La. -- His purple LSU coaching shirt was soaked in Gatorade, and even amid the roar of the crowd and piercing tunes of the band, that unmistakable and booming voice reverberated all over the field. Ed Orgeron hugged players, hugged staff members, traded high-fives with EMS personnel and wiped his brow furiously. Let's face it: What doesn't the guy they've taken to calling "Coach Oeaux" around these parts do furiously? Granted, it was just one game -- Orgeron's first as LSU's head football coach -- but it was the most complete game the Tigers have played in some time: a 42-7 beatdown of Missouri that saw LSU gain 634 total yards -- the most against an SEC opponent in school history. It was a magical night all the way around for the entire Orgeron family. His oldest son, Tyler Spotts-Orgeron, was on the LSU sideline as a member of the recruiting staff. In the second quarter, Spotts-Orgeron came charging up the sideline toward his dad to tell him that his younger...