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Ed Orgeron will be announced as LSU's next full-time football coach on Saturday, assuming the job after going 5-2 as an interim coach following the dismissal of Les Miles. According to multiple reports, including The Advocate and FootballScoop.com, one of Orgeron's first moves will be to pursue Lane Kiffin as his offensive coordinator.

According to The Advocate, Orgeron "blew away" the LSU administration in his meeting on Friday. He "brought a massive binder detailing long-term plans, which included the hiring of a proven and successful offensive coordinator." That effort is reportedly set to start by trying to hire Kiffin away from Alabama.

Kiffin and Orgeron were assistants together on Pete Carroll's USC staff, then reunited at Tennessee when Kiffin was named the Vols' head coach. The two moved together from Tennessee to USC when Kiffin switched jobs, and Orgeron was later named the interim coach for the Trojans in 2013 following Kiffin's early season dismissal.

At Alabama, Kiffin has remained mostly out of the spotlight thanks to Nick Saban's media policies that prevent reporters from speaking to assistant coaches during the season. Kiffin's contract is set to expire at the end of the year, and he is expected to entertain other offers, though it is unknown if he would choose to leave Alabama for the same job with the Tide's SEC West rival. Kiffin is also reportedly interested in head coaching jobs.

Under Kiffin's leadership, Alabama's offense has taken on new looks each season -- shifting the pro-style tendencies depending on the strength of the personnel each year. At times the Tide have gone no-huddle, at times they've been a vertical passing team and at times their strength has been the power run game. At times, Kiffin has been able to work in all three styles in the same game plan.

The best Kiffin offenses in his three years in Tuscaloosa have been in 2014 with Blake Sims (No. 5 S&P+ offense) and this season with Jalen Hurts (No. 9 S&P+ offense), but even the Jake Coker-Derrick Henry group fielded a top-25 unit that could provide a complement to Alabama's stellar defense.

As for the other side of the ball in Baton Rouge, LSU hopes to retain defensive coordinator Dave Aranda after a successful first season. The plan, according to The Advocate, is to offer Aranda a "contract boost" to be Orgeron's defensive coordinator.