LSU coach Ed Orgeron drawing inspiration from wife after her medical emergency | College GameDay

Tom Rinaldi details how LSU head football coach Ed Orgeron is inspired by the resolve and determination his wife Kelly has shown battling back after nearly losing her life due to complications during spinal surgery.
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[@taylorrhodes5733]

“Bigg’st recroot eva.” Coach O, talking about his wife LOL what a quote.

[@danbach9325]

When he said, "This is a blessing." That's powerful.

[@terronjones5812]

I'm a die hard Clemson tigers fan but coach o is someone that I cant help but root for.

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

We are all TIGERS THAN. THAT'S WHAT COUNTS MOST! 💪💪👊👊🐯🐯🐯👑👑👑👑

[@fronzleysagrin8868]

I'm a die hard LSU fan but Dabo is someone I can't help but root for...

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

@@fronzleysagrin8868 it's Good then too. It's all about Tigers! The Elite Super Cats= Amazing TIGERS=🐯🐯🐯👑👑👑

[@darrylnichols9747]

I'm a Bama fan, but you gotta like coach O.

[@thetwitchinhour9495]

Sure u didn’t tonight lol

[@yellowhammer4747]

NEVER KNEW about RGERON'S. MAY OUR ALMIGHTY FATHER CONTINUE TO BLESS THE OGERON FAMILY!

[@elijah5791]

It’s not all about sports kids. God bless the Orgerons. Geaux Tigers!

[@melissafritts8648]

Alabama fan! respect coach O and the tigers!! Take all the way home bayou Bengals

[@johannakline2899]

Coach O is just a good man. Bless his family and wife ❤️❤️❤️

[@billdance8815]

I'm a Clemson fan as well, God bless these wonderful people! Go Tigers! All Tigers!

[@jerrylanglois7892]

Everyone should come from such a family.

[@kfaz3979]

To Kelly, Coach O, and your entire family, what a very scary time for you and your family! So incredibly thankful you pulled through! I had no idea what y’all were going through, but AS USUAL, Coach O showed character and determination to win the battle. We’ve got two LSU grads and have bled purple and gold for years. We were absolutely ECSTATIC when LSU made the right call and made you interim coach and then besides ourselves when they named you permanent head couch!! We knew you were exactly what LSU needed! Congrats on all your family’s successes and many thanks to God for pulling Kelly through! Hubs and I are McNeese grads and took our boys to tailgate at LSU since they were knee high to a grasshopper. Thank you Orgerons for showing America what character looks like and what a great marriage y’all have! Much love!

[@markesertalkink8723]

I’m smiling watching this. I not a LSU fan per saw, but I REALLY like Coach O. God bless Coach, Kelly and the boys. Praying for you guys ! And coach sitting there just as a fan and proud papa rooting for Cody.

[@timewarp3154]

Love coach Orgeron, deserves this moment with LSU. God bless your family.

[@kelledc]

I grew up in west Texas and have basically been in some part of Texas my whole life. My brother and I have always rooted for only Texas teams. Except he "kinda liked" LSU. I never agreed with him. At all. Don't remember if it was past coaches, fans, or players that turned me off, but I just knew I didn't like them. Didn't even know much about the people in that part of the country, but no way was I going to root for them. But, when LSU beat the Longhorns earlier this year, I watched a postgame interview with this guy, which I never do, and man I couldn't help but like him. Have seen him a few more times, and now seeing his family situation...well, just seem like good people. Please don't tell my brother, but LSU, at least for now, may just be a team I'll root for when my teams aren't playing.

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

HE LOVES TO BE A,TIGER! =THE ELITE SUPER CAT! HE ALWAYS SAYS= GO TIGERS. MORE, SPORTS TEAMS WORLD WIDE ARE TIGERS THAN ANY OTHER ICONS MASCOTS. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE A TIGER🐯🐯🐯👑👑👑👑

[@infamouserok7986]

Captain America America yo aren’t you a Clemson fan?? I saw you posting these same type of comments on another video 😂😂😂

[@sexyscorpio8087]

ABSOLUTELY. Glad Too See U and Your Family Doing Well. GO LSU. GREAT WIN😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@tknoerle1451]

Thank you ESPN College Football for posting this video!!!!! It is awesome to know this about Kelly and the Orgeron family!

[@sharynlynn7503]

Beautiful couple and family. God bless.

[@blueridgebushcraft8294]

I have been a Clemson fan since the day I was born but God loves coach O and his precious wife. God bless y’all. Geaux Tigers.

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

Don't forget that we Are TIGERS THEN. TIGERS! IT'S AN HONOUR. AMAZING BEASTS THAT STAND ALONE AS THE BEST. **NATURE CREATED THE TIGER🐯🐯👑👑UNEQUALED IN ITS STUNNING BEAUTY! POWER! CUNNING AND DARING! THE COMPLETE ELITE PACKAGE! THE TIGER IS THE BEST AT THE MOST FEATS! TIGER>JAGUAR> LEOPARD.

[@godson30032]

Coach O and the stands for outstanding

[@ashleyedwards6913]

Congratulations LSU

[@jarrettsimoneaux4627]

I'm in tears

[@enniswhalen2428]

What a wonderful young lady . . . .May God Bless . . . .

[@Meshellyne8]

Coach O, you're a sweet big bear! You're heart is in the right place🙏God bless your family!! Go LSU

[@jebeh13]

A sweet big bear that cheated on his wife and filed for divorce one month after he won't he national title

[@naturetrails8357]

will be praying for this brave lady & coach orgerons family!

[@tropicalpolarbear6939]

God bless coach O and his family

[@Ghosttt3]

Even though I'm a UCF fan and the Tigers ended our winning streak, I can't help but root for Coach O. He's the type of coach I would love to be playing for

[@taylorjhebert]

No man is more Louisiana than coach O

[@y2m226]

That's why we love him. He's one of us

[@bigswolletx]

That's for sure! I take Coach O" over Jimbo Fisher and all of them any day.Geaux Tigers

[@davidsteider8106]

SRT86.4 tigas* 😂😂

[@stevecarter2966]

God Bless Coach and his family

[@sexyscorpio8087]

ABSOLUTELY. A BLESSING.

[@fernandobetanzos6413]

Great Coach O. With you and your family from CANCUN. Mexico

[@uglyfrog7263]

Great reporting Tom. Ed, you and your family are a true inspiration to all.

[@anthonymayfield3137]

From a die hard Vol fan coach o should be a inspiration to all of us go tigers win it all

[@thewallandhammers]

Very cool seeing Mcneese State on college GameDay

[@johnmike7809]

Mcneese is part of the LSU system.

[@billcounts9516]

God bless you Coach O, your character and seeing how You draw your strength from God inspires all of us.

[@cawa2576]

It doesn't get any better than that. God Bless this family.

[@ivansalazar5448]

Who would have guessed this couple would be in the middle of divorce proceedings in 2020? Life is so crazy!

[@KingCharismaPro]

Do this for your dear wife, Ed Orgeron! This is more than a game! Mrs. Orgeron, we’re still praying for you and you have an amazing husband for a coach. Let’s beat BAMA once and for all! GEAUX TIGERS! 😀❤️🙏🏿

[@kweets24]

Big respect to Coach O and his family! Glad to hear everything is going well now! (From an Iowa Hawkeye fan)

[@nicholasmartin4946]

Go Lsu but I'm an ole miss fan God bless you and your family coach o good luck next weekend.

[@havuever7377]

I'm a die hard Auburn but I love this man I wish he coaches AU. Great man.

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

WE ARE,THEN ALL TIGERS! NEVER FORGET THAT. THE SUPER CAT TIGER. IT'S AN ELITE AMAZING BEAST! THE BEST!🐯🐯🐯👑👑👑👑

[@carmensandiego6922]

War eagle! Me too! Love this guy!

[@RAY_L_A]

GO LSU

[@cornonthecob1268]

Nice to see good people come out ahead, awesome couple & family!

[@timberman1045]

Much respect

[@ragnarok23_gaming2]

Amazing story

[@cajuncraftysue]

I cannot ever imagine what it was like waking up with a colostomy!! God Bless the Orgerons!

[@dgj70094]

As an LSU fan and a Coach Orgeron fan, I will be polite in saying this. My wife is within her second month of recuperation from having surgery to remove a very rare form of cancer. This has left her with a permanent colostomy and despite what people think, it isn't as difficult as some see it nor is it appalling as people tend to view it. It's just different. That's all.

[@steveschiely5783]

God Bless !

[@alexanderbickler4235]

Who’s cutting onions out here?

[@korahluvscandy]

Love the orgeron family GEAUX TIGERS

[@dancoleman1070]

As a Irish fan glad usc didn’t realize what they had in coach O

[@VictorHernandez-iq1zg]

Bless them

[@KingDavid7]

Thank you Father God for your GREAT GRACE for the Orgeron family... YESHUA, YOU ARE GREAT!!!

[@Jesuswarnedus]

Great family n love these people n did not know his son plays at McNeese where all my brothers n sisters graduated n my oldedt sister was head majorette on the twirling squad. God Bless n geaux Tigers n Cowboys!

[@daynhawbaker7331]

I has the same surprise after emergency surgery for diverticulitis. It is devastating. Being from PA, I knew nothing about this. I'm sure Paul Finbaum. talked about it. My prayers for Kelly and the whole Orgeron family. Congratulations to Mrs. Orgeron for summoning up the strength to overcome this and congratulations to Coach O on a fabulous season. The team never got flustered when Alabama was coming back. I'm a Gators fan, but I'll be pulling hard for LSU to get that trophy. Go SEC>

[@ashleyedwards6913]

Coach E the Goat !!

[@alijunior6226]

Coach o gotta be the best coach man

[@thespiritof76..]

Inspiration doesn’t develop champions, only fair weather followers.. It takes inspiration to work day in day out, Sunday mornings late Friday nights. In season out of season a 24/7 pursuit of greatness... That’s what makes champions.... Not building up hype for a big game... You mite steal a game here or there, but you’ll never be legit... GET THAT, AND YOULL GET A CHANCE AT GREATNESS... nothing worth having comes easy. Easy

[@Tony-5000]

Speechless 🤯😱🤞👍😊😊😊😊😊

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

That's why they are TIGERS TIGRESS!! THE,ELITE BEST=🐯🐯🐯🐯👑👑👑👑

[@calebshuler1789]

Biggest recruit ever. Nice one Coach

[@Sldejo]

Mom really was the glue to our family. That’s the truth. After she divorced him, Ed went buck wild and started hitting on even pregnant women and got fired from LSU.

[@danielglenn915]

He drew up those papers, too.

[@mrmyturn2]

I love Coach Dabo and Coach O...they are great Americans! Wouldn't it be great if LSU and Clemson met in the finals?

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

TIGER VS, TIGER, THE ELITE SUPER CATS! 👑👑🐯🐯NO ANIMALS COME CLOSE TO TIGERS! AS THE ELITE OVERALL BEST!

[@bawshawg4344]

Did they play this before the game? I must have missed it. Very powerful.

[@cac3343]

GEAUX TIGERS! -signed Huskers fan

[@paullanyi516]

One Tough Family . .

[@Jesuswarnedus]

Love that they hold hands. I hold my wifes hand all the time n kiss it as we r walking. I also love McNeese cuz it is where me n my brother n sisters graduated. God Bless n much love to all!!

[@darknight5755]

Awwwe

[@carlosjohnson5678]

#OneLoveCoachOAndKellyO❤💪🤞🐯

[@mikeparker6322]

Thanks to Pat Haden Coach Orgeron was not hired as the USC coach. Great person, great wife, great father, great family and great coach. I hope LSU wins the National Championship.

[@CShaw_AU1]

I have a colostomy bag too but for different reason. I knew I’d have one before my surgery but still knowing that I had one after the surgery took a huge emotional toll

[@CShaw_AU1]

Mine is permanent tho

[@genehess7487]

Weight on Coach 0 sholders and perform is a miracle in its self.

[@carolynphillips888]

God is good!

[@bigswolletx]

Coach O" she's hot, and he loves his family

[@Toxic-cy7wt]

He reminds me of jim from according to jim

[@richardjones1743]

God puts certain people in our lives for a reason. We don't always see it or understand it until we go through a crisis and look back and know that it wouldn't have been possible without that support! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

[@chrisadams3114]

This would be a good game

[@bill4536]

Sad to see them going through a divorce... Really sad to see how people change

[@patrickmahomie7556]

I am on this!!! 🎱

[@aped3]

The Strength of a Tiger is Equal to a Lion !!!

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

I'VE STUDIED BIG CATS FOR MANY 1000'S OF HOURS. TIGERS ARE SUPERIOR TO LIONS. LIONS NEED 5 LIONS TO KILL LARGE BUFFALOS, A SOLO TIGER KILLS IT IT ALONE! IN ROMAN ARENAS TIGERS DOMINATED LIONS. TIGERS ARE BIGGER STRONGER! TIGERS ARE FASTER! TIGERS ARE BETTER SWIMMERS! TIGERS ARE BETTER JUMPERS! TIGERS ARE BETTER HUNTERS! ETC! LIONS DO NEXT TO NOTHING ON THEIR OWN. STUDY MORE! =🐯🐯🐯🐯👑👑👑👑

[@gingereaves4097]

@@captainamericaamerica8090 You are correct. In a fight, a tiger will always beat a lion. I did my research! A LSU Tiger fan (and graduate) for over 60 years!

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

@@gingereaves4097TOTAL CORRECT. IN CIRCUS ACTS LIONS HAVE TO LAY ON THE DIRT. AS TIGERS ARE ONLY USED TO PERFORM THE DIFFICULT FEATS. IN LION KING= THEY USED TIGER ROARS!! THE MGM HOLLYWOOD MOVIE LION ICON! AT THE START OF MOVIES! THAT ISN'T A,LION ROARING! IT'S A TIGER ROAR!!THE TIGER ROARS WERE ADDED IN!🐯🐯🔱🔱🔱

[@gingereaves4097]

@@captainamericaamerica8090 I told a friend that the roars sounded like a tiger, and they laughed at me. When I was a child I used to walk to Mike the Tiger's cage at LSU. I could hear him roar (especially at feeding time) from my grandmother's house as she lived very close to campus. I've also been to a lot of zoos and heard lions. Thanks for the information.

[@gingereaves4097]

The conservation charity Save China's Tigers stated "Recent research indicates that the tiger is indeed stronger than the lion in terms of physical strength. ... A tiger is generally physically larger than a lion. Most experts would favor a Siberian and Bengal tiger over an African lion."

[@Subscriber-gt7mz]

The Cajun Hulk

[@ivansalazar5448]

Married life is so unpredictable!

[@ericconway3415]

COACH MF O!

[@randyh.1509]

I wish he stayed at southern cal. Just think, this could be the trojans now.

[@pazziify900]

I’m going for the fucking upset !!

[@kathiepadilla4450]

When we involve our Lord God, we can get through anything ⚘👑⚘

[@jebeh13]

When you realize that they filed for divorce 1 month after he won the national championship 😳

[@benjamlnlewis6836]

KO IT'S GOING 2 B OK. GOD BLESS GO TIGERS LOUISIANA LOVES U GOD DELIVERS KO OK

[@davidsong9556]

My nephew suffers from this same disease.

[@johnforand8340]

I'll throw in a sideline pass... Oh I'm sorry, that's when he was at Ole Miss in the Blindside

[@danielmoore411]

Boy did this age terribly. Go Tigah’s, amiright?

[@bradquinn4500]

LSU 38-10

[@Itsme-wp8yc]

Where is LSU gonna get 38 points from? Lmao

[@kevinharrington3017]

Hayden did you expect LSU to put up 49 on Georgia?

[@Itsme-wp8yc]

Kevin Harrington Georgia is not Alabama lol

[@kevinharrington3017]

Hayden and LSU is not these scared ass high school teams sitting back in zone defense. LSU will play man and will challenge Alabama’s WRs all game.

[@Itsme-wp8yc]

So.... how about them tigers y’all?

[@phillipgoodwin5375]

Coach o

[@trentonclark9747]

Geaux tigers

[@denyhimself_]

"IM UPSET!!" - Drake/Alabama

[@kcrispk1333]

Mike Tyson uptheat

[@michiganmom857]

Wanting to die because of a colostomy bag is ludicrous. Look around you at the horrible disabilities and diseases people must cope with for all of their days.

[@stringerfilms.]

Do you have one?

[@georgegarner1425]

She doesn’t have it anymore

[@tamikogordon8788]

Shutup she was clearly depressed, have some fucking empathy 🤬🤬

[@dgj70094]

As an LSU fan and a Coach Orgeron fan, I will be polite in saying this. My wife is within her second month of recuperation from having surgery to remove a very rare form of cancer. This has left her with a permanent colostomy and despite what people think, it isn't as difficult as some see it nor is it appalling as people tend to view it. It's just different. That's all.

[@nicholasking7030]

LSU BEAT BAMA

[@Hurley164]

Nicholas King what? More like Bama won bwhahahaa

[@flipboyunited]

29-0 Bama lol

[@gingereaves4097]

@@flipboyunited Not this year!

[@sexyscorpio8087]

ABSOLUTELY GREAT!!!

[@IWantToMature85]

Can’t believe that he filed for divorce

[@teddieshriner6121]

?

[@KASLtja]

Is it true? Are they getting a divorce?😞

[@specter290]

this is why i cant be a doctor... the details make me squeamish.. and im stupid.

[@nicholasking7030]

Second

[@carlosgilpro]

First