Ed Orgeron on LSU return: 'I’d love to. Are you kidding me?' originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Former LSU head coach Ed Orgeron said Wednesday he would “love” to return as the Tigers’ head coach following the firing of Brian Kelly earlier this week.

Ed Orgeron was hired as a head coach at Ole Miss before the 2005 season. He coached for three seasons in Oxford before being fired after the 2007 season. His running backs and special teams coach for that entire duration? New LSU interim coach Frank Wilson held the role.

Brian Kelly replaced Orgeron two seasons after Orgeron coached LSU to a 15-0 season and a national championship.

LSU has fired football Coach Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million, Athletic Director Scott Woodward announced on Sunday night.

They all want to coach again, these fired coaches, because coaching is what they do. How low are they willing to go?

Louisiana governor Jeff Landry has been blasted for the way he has been handling the LSU football coaching search.