College football’s national championship-winning coach makes a bold claim
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Ed Orgeron hoisted the trophy after the LSU Tigers defeated the Clemson Tigers in the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
But just 21 months after coaching LSU’s 2019 squad to a perfect 15-0 record, a national title and helping to assemble one of the greatest college football teams in history, LSU announced that Orgeron would leave the program at the end of that season.
Orgeron reflects on his memorable championship with LSU. During his last appearance on “Andy and Ari on 3” The former Tigers coach boldly claimed that the 2019 team was superior to any other college football team ever assembled.
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LSU coach Ed Orgeron looks at the video board during the first half of the game against Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, October 9, 2021. (Michael Klopp/AP Photo)
“There are some great teams out there,” Orgeron said. “But that team that we had, I didn’t see the talent.”
“Especially when you look at Joe Burrow, you look at Ja’Marr Chase, you look at Justin Jefferson and you see what they’re doing in the NFL. Now, obviously, there were one or two players that could have played for us or been stars on our team. But, overall, that group of talent — now, that 2001 Miami team, was a great team, a great group of talent. I think you should mention them.”
Orgeron was an assistant coach on the 2001 Miami Hurricanes team that won the national title and the Bowl Championship Series.
LSU Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow, right, and LSU Tigers coach Ed Orgeron share a moment on stage before presenting the trophy after their win in the CFP National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. (Ken Murray/Sportswire Icon via Getty Images)
Joe Burrow was the top overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. That same year, the Minnesota Vikings used a first-round draft pick to select Justin Jefferson, the 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year.
Ja’Marr Chase joined Burrow in Cincinnati when the Bengals selected him No. 5 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
“They always talk about which team is better? I say, ‘Hey, you’ve got to win it on the field.'” “It never happens, but I think those guys were great,” Orgeron added.
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LSU Tigers coach Ed Orgeron talks with quarterback Joe Burrow after a win over the Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. (Matthew Emmons/USA Today Sports)
While LSU’s 2019 unbeaten record is notable, the team is also remembered for its dominance leading up to the national championship game. The Tigers never trailed an opponent in any fourth quarter that year. The team also broke the all-time college football scoring record.
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