Ed Orgeron on life four years after LSU firing — and why he wants to coach again

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Ed Orgeron walked shirtless with his wife past bright yellow and pink restaurant awnings and the nearby ocean. The two of them made their way down a path that traces the shoreline here on a sunny Saturday morning, then circled back behind the workout equipment and volleyball courts on Muscle Beach as they continued their route.

Orgeron peeled his shirt back on before he sat down in News Cafe, the restaurant where designer Gianni Versace ate before he was murdered on his way home in 1997. Orgeron, 64, is known to come every weekend when he’s in town. It’s within walking distance of the high-rise where he and his wife, Brandy, lived until last month, a condo on the 37th floor that overlooks the ocean. The waiter knows him.

“Whadda ya say, my friend?” Orgeron said. “How you doing?”…

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