Woodward and Orgeron, both native Louisianans, held a joint news conference in the early evening, with Woodward calling Orgeron a friend and the men shaking hands to close the appearance. “Our last two seasons [of 5-5 and thus far 4-3] have simply not met [the LSU] standard,” Woodward said. “When we evaluated our on-field results and the future of our program with [school president William F. Tate IV], we determined that it was time to move in a new direction. That was LSU’s decision, but it is one Coach O understands.”