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Les Miles no longer eligible for College Football Hall of Fame amid LSU investigation
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Les Miles is no longer eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame.
The former national championship-winning head football coach at LSU was a casualty of the NCAA infractions decision handed down to the Tigers’ athletic department on Thursday. The Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) released its ruling on LSU’s case on Thursday, ending a years-long investigation into LSU’s football and men’s basketball programs.
In that ruling, 37 football wins were vacated from 2012-15, which brought Miles’ career record down from 145-73 to 108-73.
Those vacated victories dropped his career winning percentage from .665 to .597. To be eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame, a coach must hold a career .600 winning percentage.
According to the College Football Hall of Fame criteria, a coach becomes eligible to be considered for selection 3 years after retirement or at 70 years old, having coached for at least 10 years and 100 games with a .600 winning percentage. The Hall recognizes the coach’s official NCAA record.
The 69-year-old has not coached since 2021, when Kansas parted ways with him amid allegations of sexual misconduct while he was at LSU.
A university-commissioned investigation at LSU that year revealed previously unreported sexual harassment allegations against Miles by a student assistant. In 2013, then-athletic director Joe Alleva recommended that LSU fire Miles, but he was allowed to keep his job. He was eventually dismissed in September 2016 after a 2-2 start.
Miles spent 12 seasons in total with the Tigers, winning the national championship in 2007.
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
