Will continue to be our football

You can hear recruiters from other schools talking to prospects.

They chanted his name.

Les Miles is staying at LSU. The score capped an 80-yard, seven-play march that featured a 47-yard completion from Allen to wide receiver Josh Reynolds to the LSU 18. On the first play of the drive, Fournette rushed for two yards to break the LSU single-season rushing record of 1,686 yards set by Charles Alexander in 1977. “It’s nice to be told that the job you’ve been doing, you still can do it. I like that”.

“Oh, OK, then so, basically, it’s not a serious overhaul”, Miles continued bitingly, “because the motor seems to be pretty stinkin’ strong, right?”

“F. King Alexander said, ‘I want you to be our coach”.

“I am very pleased with tonight’s outcome, and I am very pleased Coach Miles is our coach”, Alleva said. “These last three weeks will help this team grow and help us grow in life”. “It was hard for everybody. God does everything for a reason”. 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. “I am proud to be associated with a great institution, my colleagues, my coaches, my players and the president and and athletic director”. It included one pass attempt – a big one.

The fourth player in the Heisman hype has to be Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, who has engineered the Tigers to a 12-0 season, the Number ranking in the CFP and has carried the Tigers offense on his own at times this season.

At some point during that time, a decision was made that came as a surprise given the many suggestions of Miles’ demise in Baton Rouge.

Four players later, Fournette punched it in on third down from the 4, running over an Aggies defender at the 1-yard line for a rousing touchdown to make it 19-7.

“He was kind of heavy”, Alexander said. “I’m glad he’s my coach and I’m looking forward to keep playing for him”.

“It has been hard, not just with (speculation about) coach Miles, but with us having lost the last three games”, Fournette said. Its defense held A&M to a mere 250 total yards. Throughout a three-game losing streak and talk of a potential coaching change, Miles remained himself, intent on avoiding the inevitable media frenzy. LSU linebacker Deion Jones (45) and defensive end Lewis Neal (92)…

It’s nothing new for LSU against A&M. An interception and a turnover on downs by the Tigers defense sealed the victory.

Chavis watched from the visiting coach’s booth in the Tiger Stadium press box. The chain of command starts with Coach Miles. They closed it out. He completed just 7 of 21 passes for a. 333 completion percentage for 83 yards with no touchdowns.

Derruis Guice had a 50-yard touchdown run and 75-yard kickoff return for LSU (8-3, 5-3 Southeastern Conference), which ended a three-game skid that had raised questions about Miles’ job security. “The man is LSU football”. Do you want to consider change? Miles walked onto the field for the event to a lengthy, prolonged roar.

Got “my attention”, he said smiling. If Miles was under pressure, he didn’t show it in pregame, jumping off the bus with a smile and greeting supporters in the stadium.

Inside Death Valley before kickoff, the crowd roared when Miles was introduce during Senior Day ceremonies.

Les Miles was given a grand send off. Except, the good bye didn’t happen. But no one thought Alleva would be making the opening statement of the press conference after a week’s worth of silence.

In the last week and a half, the LSU brand took a major hit as rumors swirled about Miles’ future.

Later, he was asked to describe riding on his linemen’s shoulders.

“Now I know what it’s like to ride an elephant”.