But just 21 months after coaching the 2019 LSU team to a perfect 15-0 record and a national title and helping assemble one of the greatest college football teams in history, LSU announced Orgeron would depart the program at the end of that season.

Orgeron reflected on his memorable championship run with LSU. During a recent appearance on “Andy & Ari On3,” the former Tigers coach boldly claimed that the 2019 team was superior to any other college football team ever assembled.

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LSU coach Ed Orgeron looks up at the video board during the first half of a game against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., Oct. 9, 2021. (Michael Clubb/AP Photo)

“There’s some great teams out there,” Orgeron said. “But that team that we had — I haven’t seen the talent.”

“Especially when you look at Joe Burrow, you look at Ja’Marr Chase, you look at Justin Jefferson and see what they are doing in the NFL. Now, obviously, there was one or two players that could have played with us or been stars on our team. But, overall, that collection of talent — now, the 2001 Miami team, it was a great team, a great collection of talent. I think you got to mention them.”

Orgeron was an assistant coach on the 2001 Miami Hurricanes team that won the Bowl Championship Series national title.

LSU Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow, right, and LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron share a moment on stage before the trophy presentation after winning the CFP national championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans.   (Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Joe Burrow was the top overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. That same year, the Minnesota Vikings used a first-round draft pick on Justin Jefferson, the 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year.

Ja’Marr Chase joined Burrow in Cincinnati when the Bengals selected him No. 5 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

“They always talk about who’s the best team? I say, ‘Hey, you got to win it on the field.’ It’s never been done, but I think those guys were tremendous,” Orgeron added.

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LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron talks with quarterback Joe Burrow after a victory against the Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff national championship game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. (Matthew Emmons/USA Today Sports)

While the 2019 LSU team’s undefeated record is notable, the team is also remembered for its dominance leading up to the national championship game. The Tigers never fell behind an opponent in any fourth quarter that year. The team also broke college football’s all-time scoring record.

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Ole Miss squandered a 12-point lead in the third quarter, but it shut out the Sooners in the fourth quarter to come away with a 34-26 victory on the road.

After the game, ESPN attempted an on-field interview with Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, but he still had some business to take care of.

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Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin celebrates with fans after a game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

Kiffin was heard on a hot mic talking smack to Oklahoma lineman David Stone.

“You’re a little quieter now than before,” Kiffin said.

Molly McGrath was clearly taken aback and asked Kiffin if he was getting the last word in.

“This guy yelled at me during the game, like, five times how great they are, and we can’t score on them,” Kiffin said.

Stone looked like he was trying to make peace, but Kiffin was having none of it.

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin celebrates after defeating Oklahoma at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday. (Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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Score, the Rebels did. And they led 25-13 with 5:57 to go in the third quarter. However, the Sooners answered right back with a 65-yard touchdown run by Xavier Robinson. After forcing a three-and-out, the Sooners found the end zone again to lead 26-25 late in the third.

The Rebels went on an 11-play drive that ended with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Trinidad Chambliss to Trace Bruckler.

With just over seven minutes to go, the Sooners were set to get the ball back, but Isaiah Sategna III lost a fumble on a punt return, and the Rebels took advantage with a field goal to make it an 8-point lead with 4:09 remaining.

The Sooners could not convert a fourth-and-5 from the Ole Miss 30 and, despite forcing another punt, were unable to pull off the miracle on their final drive.

Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin, right, greets Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables after a game at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.  (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

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Ole Miss improved to 7-1 (4-1), while Oklahoma fell to 6-2 (2-2). Chambliss threw for 315 yards and ran for another 53.

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The investigation was tied to the members of the La Cosa Nostra crime families.

The arrests, which have rocked the NBA world, are another chapter in which notable players and coaches have been involved in illegal sports gambling over the last century.

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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, left, and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (Imagn Images)

Here is a look back at some of the biggest betting scandals in professional sports.

In 1920, eight members of the Chicago White Sox were indicted by a Chicago grand jury for fixing the 1919 World Series. It is known as the “Black Sox Scandal.” The jury returned a not guilty verdict on the players, but White Sox owner Charles Comiskey suspended the players, including “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. A year after the suspension, they were banned permanently by new baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.In 1946, Hockey Hall of Famer Babe Pratt was suspended for gambling. He was reinstated weeks later, with the NHL Board of Governors issuing a warning that any further instances of gambling would lead to a lifetime suspension for a player.In 1948, two years after the NHL Board of Governors’ warning, Billy Taylor and Don Gallinger were issued lifetime bans for betting on games.In 1951, four members of the Adolph Rupp-coached Kentucky Wildcats were accused of taking bribes from gamblers for an NIT game against Loyola in the 1948-1949 season. There were 35 active and former players accused of fixing at least 86 games between 1947 and 1951. An NCAA investigation found several violations, which led to the cancellation of Kentucky’s 1952-53 season.In 1989, Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose received a lifetime ban for gambling on games. Rose was found to have placed numerous bets on the Reds to win from 1985-1987 while he played and managed the team. He admitted to gambling in 2004 after years of claiming his innocence. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred posthumously removed Rose from the permanently ineligible list in May 2025, months after his death, allowing Rose to finally be considered for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Rose is baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,256.

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Pete Rose waves to fans during the unveiling of a bronze statue dedicated to him at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati June 17, 2017. (Imagn)

In 1996, 13 Boston College football players were suspended for gambling. Two of the players bet against their own team during a 45-17 loss to Syracuse. Head coach Dan Henning informed school officials upon hearing allegations of players placing bets with bookies and resigned. No evidence of point-shaving was found.In 2007, assistant coach Rick Tocchet was placed on two years of probation after pleading guilty to conspiracy and promoting gambling as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes. He was reinstated by the NHL the following season. Also, initially implicated in a gambling scheme titled “Operation Slapshot” involving a New Jersey-based ring were several players; Wayne Gretzky’s wife, Janet Jones; and Gretzky’s former agent and-then Coyotes general manager Michael Barnett. Tocchet is currently the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.In 2008, NBA referee Tim Donaghy pleaded guilty to wire fraud and transmitting betting information for taking thousands of dollars from a gambler in exchange for inside tips on games, including games he worked. He was sentenced by a federal judge to 15 months behind bars.In 2023, golfer Phil Mickelson was alleged to have wagered more than $1 billion over the last three decades in a book written by gambler Billy Walters. In the book, Walters wrote that Mickelson wanted to bet $400,000 on the 2012 Ryder Cup when he played for the United States. The six-time major winner denied betting on the Ryder Cup and wrote in a social media post that he has stopped gambling. Mickelson said he crossed the line from moderation to addiction.In 2023, Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto was suspended 41 games for sports gambling. The NHL said there was no evidence that Pinto bet on hockey, and Pinto did not reveal any details upon his return to the Senators.

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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) with translator Ippei Mizuhara against the Chicago White Sox during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch-Glendale.  (Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)

In March 2024, the Los Angeles Dodgers fired Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and close friend of newly acquired two-way star Shohei Ohtani, following reports regarding his ties to an illegal bookmaker. Three months later, Mizuhara pleaded guilty in federal court to bank and tax fraud for stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani’s bank account. He spent the money to cover his growing gambling bets and debts with an illegal bookmaker, plus $325,000 worth of baseball cards and his own medical bills. Mizuhara capitalized on the language barrier to keep Ohtani’s financial advisers from understanding their client, and, at times, Mizuhara even impersonated the player to the bank to prolong the fraud.In April 2024, the NBA banned Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games. Porter even bet on the Raptors to lose. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called Porter’s actions “blatant.” The investigation started after unusual gambling patterns about Porter’s performance on March 20, 2024, against the Sacramento Kings. The league determined Porter gave a bettor information about his own health status prior to that game and said that another individual — known to be an NBA bettor — placed an $80,000 bet that Porter would not hit the numbers set for him in parlays through an online sports book. That bet would have won $1.1 million.In June 2024, San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned for life by MLB for betting on baseball. MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 with a legal sportsbook in 2022 and 2023. The 24-year-old Venezuelan, with 149 games of major league experience, became the first active player in a century banned for life because of gambling.Also in 2024, Oakland Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly was suspended for one year for betting on baseball while in the minor leagues, and three minor leaguers were banned for one year for betting on big league games: pitchers Jay Groome of San Diego and Andrew Saalfrank of Arizona and infielder José Rodríguez of Philadelphia. Each of those four players wagered under $1,000. Saalfrank and Rodríguez played previously in the majors.

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Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase during a game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco June 17, 2025.  (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo, file)

In February 2025, umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by MLB for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league’s investigation. While MLB said the probe did not uncover evidence Hoberg personally bet on baseball or manipulated games, MLB senior vice president of on-field operations Michael Hill recommended on May 24, 2024, that Hoberg be fired. Manfred upheld Hill’s decision. Among the highest-rated umpires at judging the strike zone, Hoberg could apply for reinstatement no earlier than 2026 spring training. MLB said the friend made 141 baseball bets between April 2, 2021, and Nov. 1, 2023, totaling almost $214,000 with an overall win of nearly $35,000. Eight of the bets involved games where Hoberg was working.In July 2025, Major League Baseball placed Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz on non-disciplinary paid leave due to a gambling probe. Nearly a month later, two-time American League Reliever of the Year Emmanuel Clase joined him. MLB extended Clase and Ortiz’s paid leave “until further notice while MLB continues its investigation.” There was no update on the gambling probe at the time of this writing.In September 2025, the NCAA announced it was investigating potential violations of sports betting rules involving 13 former men’s basketball players who competed for Eastern Michigan, Temple, Arizona State, New Orleans, North Carolina A&T and Mississippi Valley State. The NCAA’s integrity monitoring program and network of sources flagged text messages and direct messages on social media platforms and revealed unusual betting activities for regular-season games. The violations include student-athletes betting on and against their own teams, sharing information with third parties for purposes of sports betting, manipulating scoring or outcomes and/or refusing to participate in the investigation.

Fox News’ Ryan Morik and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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