Ed Orgeron’s first assignment after being introduced as LSU’s new defensive line coach on Jan. 14 was an important one.
Actually, it was more like a mission to Orgeron, an energetic and relentless recruiter.
Less than 24 hours after attending a news conference with LSU coach Les Miles and new defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, Orgeron flew to Atlanta and walked into Hapeville Charter School in Lithonia, Georgia, to meet with four-star prospect Arden Key — one of the nation’s top defensive ends.
A week earlier, Key had withdrawn his commitment to South Carolina.
“Les loved him,” Orgeron said at the team’s media day Sunday. “At the time, Arden wasn’t committed to us. When I got here, Les gave me a list of targets and said, ‘These are the guys we need.’
“Arden was my primary guy ... the first guy I went to see,” he added. “We needed some pass-rushing ends, and he was a big target for us. Arden liked the attacking 4-3 (front) we use and wanted to play in it. We hit it off, obviously, and he liked how we do it here.”
http://theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/13202272-123/lsu-de-arden-key-when
Actually, it was more like a mission to Orgeron, an energetic and relentless recruiter.
Less than 24 hours after attending a news conference with LSU coach Les Miles and new defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, Orgeron flew to Atlanta and walked into Hapeville Charter School in Lithonia, Georgia, to meet with four-star prospect Arden Key — one of the nation’s top defensive ends.
A week earlier, Key had withdrawn his commitment to South Carolina.
“Les loved him,” Orgeron said at the team’s media day Sunday. “At the time, Arden wasn’t committed to us. When I got here, Les gave me a list of targets and said, ‘These are the guys we need.’
“Arden was my primary guy ... the first guy I went to see,” he added. “We needed some pass-rushing ends, and he was a big target for us. Arden liked the attacking 4-3 (front) we use and wanted to play in it. We hit it off, obviously, and he liked how we do it here.”
http://theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/13202272-123/lsu-de-arden-key-when
