- ABC News
- November 26, 2016
Ed Orgeron is one of college football's biggest personalities, and for much of his life, he's done everything big. He's coached big, played big, lived big -- and, yes -- he's also dreamed big. On Saturday, this self-described Cajun brawler realized one of his most cherished childhood dreams when LSU introduced him?as its full-time head football coach. For somebody who grew up on LSU football in the small Cajun town of Larose, Louisiana and helped lead South Lafourche High School to a state championship in 1977, Orgeron considered the "Tigahs," as he calls them in his unmistakable baritone voice, football royalty. He listened to every game on the radio with his late father and envisioned former LSU great Ronnie Estay devouring ball-carriers. His playing career lasted about two weeks at LSU, as he grew homesick and returned home after turning down a chance during the recruiting process to go to Alabama and play for Bear Bryant. But just like Orgeron's lifelong friend,...