ATLANTA (AP) -Les Miles will remain LSU’s football coach rather than bolt to Michigan.
LSU athletic director Skip Bertman said Miles told the team he would stay at the school just hours before the No. 5 Tigers played No. 14 Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday.
“Coach Miles and the chancellor have already worked out a contract that they’re happy with, but it hasn’t been signed yet,” Bertman said.
In an offseason that has seen several big moves, Miles did not want to jump on the coaching carousel.
All week, speculation swirled that Miles would leave LSU and return to Michigan, where he played and coached. The Wolverines’ job became vacant when Lloyd Carr announced his retirement.
Miles was questioned about Michigan during his news conference Friday at the Georgia Dome. He had said he planned to talk to Wolverines officials after the SEC game.
Instead, Miles tried to return LSU’s focus to the team, which has an outside chance to reach the BCS national championship game.
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Associated Press Writer Becky Bohrer in New Orleans contributed to this report.
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