Orgeron is now whiffing on coordinator hires
In 2017 one of Orgeron’s first significant hires was offensive coordinator Matt Canada. He was let go after one slightly less than average season. Dave Aranda was also hired in 2017 and never had a terrible defense.
However, his numbers continued to slide before he took the head coaching position at Baylor in 2020. In 2018, Steve Ensminger was promoted to offensive coordinator and then split time with Joe Brady in 2019. Ensminger moved to an offensive analyst role this offseason after retiring as an offensive coordinator.
Looking back, Bo Pelini was a terrible hire in 2020, and Joe Burrow wasn’t a product of the Ensminger or Joe Brady offense, but rather the two coaches benefited from being the product of a Joe Burrow-led team. So far through 2021, Daronte Jones and Jake Peetz have done nothing to flip the script on LSU’s disappointing 2020 season.
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Orgeron is making changes, but they haven’t worked out in his favor outside of when Joe Burrow was on the field. Does this program want to wait around until either Orgeron finds the right coordinators or picks up another Joe Burrow?
Next, was 2019 the fluke?