L.S.U. Fires Les Miles Despite Envied Record
Miles, 62, was as much a mascot of L.S.U. football as Mike the Tiger. His most famous quirk was tearing up a handful of grass from Tiger Stadium’s turf and eating it. But he was also wildly successful, with an overall record of 114-34, five top-10 finishes, two national championship game appearances and, after the 2007 season, one national title.
But Miles’s teams, which were always made up of many of the country’s best players according to national recruiting rankings, were seen as disappointments, particularly over the past two seasons, when the Tigers finished 8-5 and 9-3. And one of the country’s most fanatical fan bases grew antsy as Alabama and Auburn, two division rivals, won a combined five national titles since L.S.U. last won one.
The final straw apparently came Saturday at Auburn. L.S.U., which entered the game 2-1 and ranked 18th, trailed by 18-13 as the final seconds ticked away, and appeared to score a thrilling go-ahead touchdown on the game’s final play. But an official review revealed that the ball had been snapped after the clock expired, negating the score, handing Auburn the victory and dropping L.S.U. to 2-2.
L.S.U. said in a statement that Miles and the offensive coordinator Cam Cameron had been fired, and that the defensive coordinator Ed Orgeron had been offered the job of interim coach. The news was first reported by The Advocate of Baton Rouge.
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