PhotoLes Miles, Louisiana State’s always eccentric, sometimes frustrating and never boring football coach, was fired four games into his 12th season, the university announced Sunday. But he was also wildly successful, with an overall record of 114-34, five top-10 finishes, two national championship game appearances and, after the 2007 season, one national title. And one of the country’s most fanatical fan bases grew antsy as Alabama and Auburn, two division rivals, won a combined five national titles since L.S.U. After the 2014 season, L.S.U. Before last year’s regular-season finale, at home against Texas A&M, Miles essentially said goodbye at a gathering of L.S.U.

Source: New York Times September 25, 2016 22:31 UTC