- ABC News
- November 26, 2016
Editor's note: Now that Ed Orgeron has been reportedly hired as the full-time head coach at LSU, fulfilling a lifetime dream, we thought it was a good time to look back on what he was doing in 2014, when he had a rare season off from coaching. Chris Low spent a weekend with Coach O, watching football, eating gumbo and hearing great stories. MANDEVILLE, La. -- Ed Orgeron stirs a massive pot of gumbo the same way he would lead his defensive linemen through a drill during the dog days of preseason camp. Beads of sweat forming on his forehead, Orgeron doesn't just stir this Cajun delicacy whipped up by his mother, known affectionately as "Co Co." He attacks it, making sure it's just right for serving. Sure enough, the roux is heavenly, not to mention all of the ingredients that go with it. "In Louisiana, you better know how to do two things -- swim and make a roux," Orgeron jokes. It's game day at the Orgeron household, and like any football coach worth his salt,...