'I Was About to Die and They Saved My Life': Coach O Speaks on Recovery in OLOL Promo

LSU’s Ed Orgeron Gives Terrifying Health Update After ‘Nearly Dying’ From Serious Medical Emergency

Ed Orgeron once joked he’d rather die on a football field than go to a hospital. In August, that remark nearly became reality. The former LSU coach reportedly spent 18 days hospitalized with life-threatening sepsis after falling ill during practice. Now, the 65-year-old has revealed just how close he came to death. Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger shared an update on Ed Orgeron released Thursday by Our Lady of the Lake Health in Baton Rouge. Speakin…

LSU's Ed Orgeron Says Doctors 'Saved My Life' While Reflecting on Health Issue, 'I Was About to Die'

LSU assistant Ed Orgeron provided an update on Thursday after he was hospitalized due to an undisclosed medical scare.

'I was about to die and they saved my life': Coach O speaks on recovery in OLOL promo

BATON ROUGE — Coach Ed Orgeron spoke about his health scare in a new promo from Our Lady of the Lake.Orgeron, who was hired back onto the LSU staff in May, missed multiple games this season due to unspecified health reasons.In August, Lane Kiffin said during a press conference that Coach O was sent home because he "wasn't feeling real well." Orgeron missed two games, and in September, Kiffin called said the situation "was a little bit scary."In …

LSU’s Ed Orgeron Details Dire Health Scare That Forced Leave of Absence

Earlier this season, ex-LSU head coach Ed Orgeron experienced a harrowing health scare that made him step away from the team. While it wasn’t known what happened at the time, head coach Lane Kiffin expressed that it was a serious situation. Orgeron said it was actually a manner of life or death in…