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Dellenger also reported that defensive line coach Ed Orgeron has been offered the interim coaching position, though LSU has several options it will likely target as full-time replacements.
Miles’ Tigers are 2-2 this season after entering the season with a No. 5 ranking. Miles, who had been at LSU since 2005 and compiled a record of 114-34, was nearly fired after last season when No. 2 LSU suffered three consecutive losses near the end of the season. LSU’s regular season finale, a win over Texas A&M, is considered to have saved his job.
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The Tigers’ loss to unranked Auburn is likely the impetus for his firing.