LSU AD: 'Les Miles is our football coach ... will continue to be our football coach'

Published Nov. 28, 2015 11:44 p.m. ET

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When Les Miles was carried off the field by his players after beating Texas A&M Saturday night, many suspected it would be the last time the Tiger coach would be on the LSU sidelines. 

According to LSU athletic director Joe Alleva, that isn't the case. 

"The season is complete and I want to make it very clear and positive that Les Miles is our football coach and will continue to be our football coach," Alleva said in the A&M postgame conference. "I'm looking forward to working with Coach Miles as he leads this team to a bowl game and another great recruiting class."

The announcement came Saturday night after LSU beat Texas A&M 19-7 and capped a week full of speculation and ominous reports about whether Miles would be back. The Tigers had lost three straight games coming into Saturday night.

The Tigers finished Miles' 11th season as coach 8-3. 

Miles said Alleva and the school president told him after the game that they wanted him to continue as coach. He is 111-32 with a national championship.

It could have cost LSU about $15 million to buy out Miles, though the school could have recouped some of that is Miles moved into a another job.

Miles said he would consider changes to his staff and the offense.

"It's great to be the head coach at LSU, " Miles said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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