Overview

• Orgeron told WAFB’s Jacques Doucet at a Patrick Queen ceremony that he is ready to return to the sideline and will pursue the best opportunity available.
• He has not coached since parting ways with LSU after the 2021 season, following a six-year tenure that included a 15-0 national championship run in 2019.
• Current vacancies at Arkansas, Oklahoma State and UCLA are being discussed by outlets as plausible fits, with Virginia Tech also mentioned in broader market chatter.
• No schools have been reported to have made an offer, and coverage frames the interest as potential matches rather than active negotiations.
• CBS Sports notes he has continued receiving buyout payments reported at $17 million since leaving LSU, and he has indicated openness to coordinator or senior assistant roles.