Update: USA Today: LSU investigated multiple sexual accusations against miles in 2013.

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Three years before Louisiana State University fired him, head football coach Les Miles weathered an internal investigation into allegations he sexually harassed student workers and made sexist comments about others, USA TODAY has learned.


At the time of the 2013 investigation, done quietly by an outside law firm, Miles was one of the nation’s most successful and beloved coaches in college football, one of an exclusive club to win a national championship. Though his actions were deemed to be improper, Miles appears to have faced no public repercussions from LSU.

USA TODAY learned about the investigation from interviews with three people who were in a position to know about it and who spoke on the condition of anonymity, for fear of retribution. The people described the nature of the allegations and the investigation’s conclusions.


The sexual misconduct allegations against Miles have never been reported publicly, and raise questions about whether the school turned a blind eye to sexual misconduct by a coach who was Louisiana’s highest-paid, and arguably its most influential, employee. Miles made almost $4.4 million in 2015, according to the USA TODAY Sports coaches database.

USA TODAY attempted to contact the women who alleged the misconduct. The one who responded declined to comment.

Miles did not return a phone call Wednesday seeking comment. His attorney, Peter Ginsberg, did not give a direct response when asked about the 2013 investigation by USA TODAY. He also said that, "Given the Louisiana Court’s order yesterday, I am not at liberty substantively to respond to your inquiry."

The investigation did not, in fact, absolve Miles of wrongdoing, USA TODAY has learned from independent sources. Nor did it conclude that the allegations were baseless. Rather, investigators determined that Miles’ conduct did not rise to the level of breaking the law.

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