LSU coach Ed Orgeron will receive a proposed, one-time supplemental payment of $675,000 for services as interim coach, according to documents obtained by The Daily Reveille.
LSU’s Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet on Dec. 9 to approve the lump-sum payment for Orgeron, who served as LSU’s interim head coach since Sept. 25.
Orgeron’s original contract as defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator included an original salary of $600,000.
Orgeron, who served as LSU’s interim head coach for seven games, was named interim coach on Sept. 25 after the firing of Les Miles and finished 5-2 as head coach. LSU athletic director Joe Alleva promoted Orgeron as full-time head coach on Nov. 26.
Orgeron to recieve lump-sum payment of $675,000 for role as interim head coach
December 1, 2016
LSU interim head football coach Ed Orgeron speaks to the media during the weekly press conference on Monday Nov. 21, 2016, in the Moran Family Center for Athletic Administration building on LSU campus.
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