Orgeron, LSU will part ways

Louisiana State and coach Ed Orgeron have agreed to part ways after this season, 21 months after he led the Tigers to a national title.

While the timing of the announcement Sunday — the day after the Tigers (4-3) upset Florida — came as a surprise, the end for Coach O at LSU seemed to be approaching after a blowout loss to Kentucky the previous week.

The win over Florida in Baton Rouge on Saturday made LSU 9-8 since it beat Clemson in New Orleans for the national championship on Jan. 13, 2020. Orgeron, a former USC assistant coach and interim head coach, is 49-17 with the Tigers in six seasons.

Cincinnati moved up to No. 2 behind Georgia in the Associated Press college football poll, the first time a team from outside the traditional power conferences has been ranked that high since 2010.

The Bulldogs remained a unanimous No. 1 and the Bearcats from the American Athletic Conference inched up a spot, taking advantage of Iowa’s loss to Purdue.