LSU is in hot pursuit of Lane Kiffin in a coaching search saga that continues to dominate the SEC news cycle. And in the event the Tigers do secure Kiffin as their replacement for Brian Kelly, they already have eyes on targets for their assistant coaching positions, including one name particularly familiar to those in Baton Rouge: Ed Orgeron. CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz has reported that LSU is open to hiring its former head coach to a role on Kiffin's staff.

Orgeron, who led LSU to the 2019 national championship as the highlight of his six-year tenure as the Tigers' coach from 2016-21, has been out of work since his firing four years ago. He made it known last month that he would be open to a return to coaching and, particularly, to LSU.

"I love LSU," Orgeron said in October . "I

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