Ed Orgeron Talks About Bo Pelini's Response To The Mississippi State Loss

The return to Tiger Stadium as LSU's defensive coordinator didn't exactly go the way Bo Pelini wanted on Saturday vs. Mississippi State. The Tigers defensive gave up 623 passing yards and six touchdowns in the 44-34 opening loss to the Bulldogs.

On Monday, head coach Ed Orgeron said that Pelini was the first one to come up to him after the game to take blame for the loss.

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"He's the first guy to come see me in my dressing room. First guy. He said, Coach, I should have done a better job. And he was hurting just like everybody else. And we went over the film, and he saw the things that he did well, saw the things that we must and will improve. He's been fantastic today. He's eager. He's an outstanding coach. He's hurting just like everybody else."

"Bo gave great speeches on Friday night. He handles the defense. He's very emotional. You know, he's been a head coach. He knows how to talk to the football team. He had the guys motivated. He's been very, I want to say not apologetic, not humble, but just, hey, you know what, I could have done better, Coach. Very loyal, hurt, you know, hurting that he didn't do better, hurting that the defense didn't do better, just like we all are. But I told him, hey, put it on me, we're going to get it fixed."

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The Tigers look to get back on track this Saturday at Vanderbilt. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.