Texas and LSU now have their next coaches in place.
But it sounds like LSU's athletic director may be throwing shade at one of the Tigers' original targets, Tom Herman, who sources told SportsDay's Chuck Carlton on Saturday is headed to Austin to take Charlie Strong's old job at Texas.
In comments shared by The Advocate's Ross Dellenger out of Baton Rouge, LSU AD Joe Alleva seemed to take a shot at Herman after the Tigers settled on interim coach Ed Orgeron as their next coach, saying Coach O "wasn't going to play games with us."
Alleva: "This thing was never going to come down to a bidding war. Coach O wasn't going to play games with us."
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 26, 2016
That's a shot.#LSU
Friday reports had the LSU coaching race down to Orgeron and Herman. But Herman's interest in Texas' gig was gumming up the Tigers' timeline. On Saturday Alleva said Orgeron was the only coach offered the job.
Alleva: "Only one candidate got an offer from us, and he accepted this morning." #LSU
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 26, 2016
Orgeron was LSU's interim coach after Les Miles was fired partway through the season. Texas fired Strong on Saturday morning.
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