BATON ROUGE, LA – LSU officials confirmed Thursday that assistant coach Ed Orgeron unintentionally signed two highly regarded offensive linemen while stopping at a Baton Rouge gas station to purchase boudin, 3 fried chicken wings and a fountain drink.
According to team sources, Orgeron entered the store shortly before noon and was simply attempting to decide between pepper jack and smoked varieties when he struck up a conversation with two unusually large teenagers standing near the hot food counter.
“Geaux Tigahs, how y’all doin’,” Orgeron reportedly said.
Within minutes, both players had verbally committed to LSU, posed for photos, and informed their parents they would be enrolling early.
“Honestly, I don’t think Coach O even realized he was recruiting,” said head coach Lane Kiffin. “He thought he was asking where the napkins were. Next thing I know we’ve added 640 pounds of offensive line depth.”
Witnesses say the two recruits initially believed Orgeron’s trademark growl was a malfunctioning diesel engine outside the building.
The gas station manager confirmed similar incidents have occurred before.
“We’ve got a sign on the door now reminding Coach O that not every large teenager in Louisiana is automatically an LSU prospect,” he said.
The two recruits later announced they had chosen LSU over several competing offers, citing Coach O’s authenticity, championship pedigree, and the fact that he somehow convinced them to commit without either side fully understanding what exactly he said.
