In classic Miles fashion, LSU dominated the Aggies (8-4, 4-4 SEC) on the ground with 244 yards to 89.
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A day many thought would end with Les Miles down and out saw the… Plenty of teams have moved the ball against this LSU defense, yet we were completely inept tonight.
LSU will retain head coach Les Miles, athletic director Joe Alleva announced Saturday after a win over Texas A&M, which included Tigers carrying Miles on their shoulders and a standing ovation from fans. “And Joe Alleva followed that up”. It’s not enough to win occasionally.
Sumlin: We turned it over three times.
Miles’ postgame interview with the SEC Network was delayed because – as he said on air – he had to fulfill the Tigers’ postgame tradition of singing the school’s alma mater. Domingue then missed a 25-yard field goal off the left upright, and LSU left with nothing.
There were a handful of pre-snap penalties and the passing game was largely ineffective. Fournette finished with 202 yards from scrimmage.LSU quarterback Brandon Harris completed only 4 of 17 passes for 52 yards in the first half. A number of his passes sailed over intended receivers or skipped off the grass short of their mark. Miles’ job security had come under heavy speculation in recent weeks.
With the LSU crowd begging for something to get excited about after the lackluster first half, Guice injected some energy into the Tiger Stadium crowd on the opening kickoff of the second half.
Les Miles still doesn’t know where he stands as ‘s football coach. His sophomore backfield mate Leonard Fournette added to the lead with a fourth quarter touchdown run. No, Miles hasn’t done what Nick Saban has done in Tuscaloosa; but ask a serious question: who on Earth is LSU going to find that will do better?
“Certainly we’ve run into distractions before, but this seems to be a pretty prevailing and evident distraction”, Miles said.
As of now, LSU has the No. 1 recruiting class in the country in 2016. And that includes Alabama, the team coached by Nick Saban, the man Miles will forever be compared against.
Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s contract is up, and it’s not clear if he’ll return.
“It has been hard, not just with (speculation about) coach Miles, but with us having lost the last three games”, Fournette said.
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The Tigers also have been inconsistent on special teams under Bradley Dale Peveto. Then players carried Miles off the field. He is 111-32 at LSU, with a national championship. For the time being, LSU has a coach. Despite starting the season on seven-game winning streak, Saturday marked the third straight Southeastern Conference loss in 2015.
