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Tennessee football: Ranking all SEC coaches for 2020

By Caleb Calhoun

GAINESVILLE, FL- SEPTEMBER 21: Head coach Jeremy Pruitt of the Tennessee Volunteers looks on during the first half of the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL- SEPTEMBER 21: Head coach Jeremy Pruitt of the Tennessee Volunteers looks on during the first half of the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /
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Pick Analysis. Ed Orgeron. 2. player. Scouting Report. LSU. 5th year (8th overall). 817

Record at LSU: 40-9 (23-7); Overall record: 56-36

Nobody made a leap like Ed Orgeron this offseason on these rankings. When he was hired full-time at the end of the 2016 regular season, we had him pegged as the worst coach in the SEC. It seemed ludicrous that the LSU Tigers would replace their national championship winning coach in Les Miles with a guy who was horrible when he was coaching the Ole Miss Rebels.

Early into 2017, that thought process was clearly validated, particularly when the LSU Tigers lost to the Troy Trojans. However, after that, Orgeron began a process of scoring big upsets, luring elite staff members and elite transfers and continuing to secure elite talent in the state of Louisiana. It finally all came together in 2019.

With a high-powered offense and a great staff, LSU plowed through the SEC behind Orgeron to dominate and win the national championship while Joe Burrow won the Heisman. People can say Orgeron won the title due to Burrow. They can tout the work Steve Ensminger and Dave Aranda did on staff. But it doesn’t really matter. Orgeron got the title.

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Now, Orgeron is one of just three SEC coaches to have a national championship in hand, and he’s one of only four to have won an SEC title. He’s one of only two to have won both. He’ll never be popular with Tennessee football fans given the move he attempted to make when Lane Kiffin left for the USC Trojans back in 2010, but nobody can deny his accomplishments now.

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