Les Miles still hasn’t given up on coaching.
“I’m a coach,” Miles said.
The former LSU coach attended a news conference held by former LSU safety Jamal Adams where Adams announced his intentions to enter the 2017 NFL draft.
George Adams, the father of Jamal Adams asked Miles to attend the news conference.
“I know these guys,” Miles said. “And they have my number and they said they were making an announcement and said ‘Would you please come?’”
Miles recruited and signed Jamal Adams in 2014.
“He had so much energy,” Miles said about coaching Jamal Adams. “He brought every practice up.”
After the conference ended, Miles spoke with local reporters about his time away from coaching.
Miles said he has been able to spend more time with his family and went skiing with his family,
“There are a number of great jobs out there,” Miles said. “I am not limiting myself. But I do want the opportunity to build. I want to stay there some time and I want to win championships. That’s pretty simple.”
The 63-year-old coach recently interviewed for the Minnesota head coaching job according to multiple reports. Miles did not say which job he interviewed for, but did say he interviewed for a job “48 hours ago.”
Miles was also listed as a candidate for Houston’s head coaching job by Houston Board of Regents chairman Tim Feritta in November.
Miles says he plans to attend the College Football Playoff Championship game on Jan. 9 and will do a few post game segments for ESPN.
“I will be down there,” Miles said. “I will be doing some things post game. I don’t know. I have Mike and Mike and another TV thing.”
Miles was fired in September after a 2-2 start to the 2016-17 season and was replaced by former defensive line assistant Ed Orgeron. During his 12 seasons at LSU, Miles compiled a 114-34 record.
His experience as coach is what is still driving him to find a head coaching job, he said.
“I have so much experience at the things that I have done that it’s going to be hard for me to put those down,” Miles said. “For me to not be able to step to the field and show a young man, ‘This is how we do it’ and move on from there, I just can’t imagine it at this point. Maybe at another time, not at this point. I’m a coach.”
