Les Miles will remain as head coach at LSU

He smiled and gave them a reassuring wink.

LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva says Les Miles is the school’s football coach and wil continue to be the head coach at LSU.

Miles went to midfield for a senior night ceremony to greet his nine seniors playing their last home game and their friends and family members. The reasons why one team may be chosen over another is always subjective and political, but you can not argue the four left standing (and possibly Ohio State) have the greatest chance to prove the voters right in January. “We all said we had to play LSU football”.

On a night in which coach Les Miles was carried off the field by his players and saluted the LSU student section in Tiger Stadium, the biggest surprise occurred in his post-game press conference.

“It’s not right to win occasionally”, Miles said. He knew it was a distraction for his players, but he managed to keep his team focused on what lied ahead during three weeks of adversity.

Jones said the effort had everything to do with what the Tigers didn’t do the last three weeks.

Yet, some of the very aspects of LSU’s game that have bothered Miles’ critics showed up often during the regular season finale for both teams.

There were a handful of pre-snap penalties and the passing game was largely ineffective. Quarterback Brandon Harris completed just 7 of 21 passes for 83 yards with an interception.

Leonard Fournette ran for 159 yards and a touchdown, while Derrius Guice had a 50-yard scoring run for LSU.

Fournette, who was one of Miles’ prized 2014 recruits, finished the game owning LSU’s single-season rushing record at 1,741 yards, surpassing the mark of 1,686 yards set by Charles Alexander in 1977.

After a week of some uncertainty and rumors swirling, Les Miles will remain the coach at LSU afterall.

“There’s not a serious overhaul (to be done) because the motor seems to be pretty stinking strong”, Miles asserted.

Les Miles gets carried off the field after beating Texas A&M.

Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron is in the final year of a three-year contract and could be made the scapegoat for the Tigers’ offensive failings down the stretch.

The Tigers also have been inconsistent on special teams under Bradley Dale Peveto.

Bleacher Report national football columnist Bryan Fischer: “Ain’t nothing like a good Louisiana political drama.” .

Now, it’s back to business for Miles and LSU to try and hold together what could be a terrific recruiting class for 2016.

Miles entered with the best winning percentage (.774) of any coach in the past 100 years of LSU football. He had vowed not to comment on Miles’ status until after the season, but his silence had been interpreted by many to mean Miles’ days at LSU were numbered. McClendon, however, was ultimately fired because he struggled to beat Alabama during the era of coach Paul “Bear” Bryant.