Former USC head coach Ed Orgeron described to Tim Brando today why he isn’t going to coach this year:

“It was my choice to sit out. I was offered several jobs. I wanted to sit back and take a look at my career, but really, I wanted to get back home and reconnect with my family. I wanted to watch my boys play. I have three fantastic sons and a wonderful wife. I had been living in a hotel for the last five years. Really, I didn’t want to coach for anybody else. I love the Trojans. I loved the young men on that team and really couldn’t see myself coaching for anyone else this season. I just wanted to take this year off and reconnect with my family and see where it goes from there. I’m definitely going to coach next year. My options are open. I don’t necessarily have to be a head football coach. I do want to be a head football coach, but I’m going to keep my options open and see what the best option is available for me next year.”

Oregon’s is enjoying spending time with his boys – one is a junior at LSU and two are sophomores at Mandeville High School in south Louisiana.