A familiar face in the college football world paid a visit to Southern Miss to motivate Charles Huff’s team before its 2025 debut against Mississippi State.

National championship-winning frontman Ed Orgeron, colloquially known as “Coach O,” was in Hattiesburg on Wednesday, where he spoke with the Golden Eagles’ football team ahead of their home opener against the Bulldogs.

Orgeron, along with Heisman-winner Joe Burrow and an immensely talented cast of offensive weapons, helped lead LSU on a title run in 2019. Though the honeymoon didn’t last long in the bayou, as Orgeron was officially relieved of his head coaching duties following the 2021 campaign, Coach O remains connected to the game he loves.

No stranger to Mississippi, Orgeron served as the head coach at Ole Miss from 2005-07. The

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