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It looks like it is official, Ed Orgeron will be joining Tennessee. Apparently Sean Payton was happy with this.

The source also suggested that Payton was not very pleased with the progress of the defensive line under Orgeron even before the LSU-Tennessee tug-of-war began, and he is looking forward to the opportunity to bring in a veteran defensive line coach with NFL experience.

Also from the article:

The deciding factor appears to have been money. While it was rumored LSU was willing to spend in the neighborhood of $500,000, it is speculated Tennessee offered Orgeron nearly $900,000.

The Shreveport Times is reporting that John Chavis "may" be the next defensive coordinator at LSU. From the article:

Chavis, who has entertained offers from the Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons over the years, is expected to make in the $500,000 range should he come to LSU. He was making approximately $340,000 at Tennessee and recently turned down a similar salary to be Clemson's defensive coordinator.

LSU just got a lot better.

The article also mentions that LSU is interested in Ed Orgeron for recruiting coordinator or assistant head coach. This is not good for Tennessee as there has been much speculation that Orgeron would be coming to Tennessee.

"If everything at LSU and Tennessee would be even, he'd go to LSU," said Hebert, whose son T-Bob Hebert is a redshirt freshman center at LSU. "I know that. Louisiana is his home, and he's coached everywhere. Ed would be fired-up type guy on defense that LSU needs."