Reports: LSU officials react quickly to Les Miles' meeting with Michigan
Posted: Jan 11, 2011 at 9:42 AM [Today]
While the rest of the college football world watched Auburn beat Oregon in the national championship game, LSU officials were meeting with coach Les Miles, trying to keep their coach in Baton Rouge.
The Shreveport Times reports that LSU athletic director Joe Alleva and other school officials met with Miles late Monday night following Miles' meeting with Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon.
"LSU officials are talking with coach Miles," LSU associate athletic director Herb Vincent told the paper after 10 p.m. Monday. "They're trying to keep him."
Brandon met with Miles in Baton Rouge on Monday. Television reports said he left town at 7:40 p.m. He declined to comment upon returning to Willow Run Airport Monday night.
It is not known if Miles was offered a contract by Michigan. If so, the New Orleans Times-Picayune wrote that whether Miles will stay or go depends on which side is doing the talking.
The paper reported that Miles felt obligated to meet with Brandon out of respect for his alma mater, but according to two LSU players, Miles' quote to them was: "I'm probably staying."
A high-ranking LSU official, speaking on the request of anonymity, told the Times-Picayune: "Don't worry. He's not leaving."
An ESPN report cited a source close to Miles saying he would accept the job if offered.
