LSU and coach Ed Orgeron have agreed to part ways after this season, 21 months after he led the Tigers to a national championship with what is considered one of the greatest teams in college football history.

“We have very high standards for all of our sports programs at LSU, and we will stand proudly behind our expectations of competing for SEC and national championships year in and year out,” athletic director Scott Woodward said Sunday night. “Our last two seasons have simply not met that standard, and based on our on-field results and our evaluation of the potential for future immediate success, it is time for a new direction.”

Sports Illustrated was first to report that Orgeron would not return to LSU in 2022.

While the timing of the announcement — the day after the Tigers (4-3) upset Florida — came as a surprise, the end for Coach O at LSU seemed to be approaching after a blowout loss to Kentucky last week.

The win over Florida at home Saturday made LSU 9-8 since beating Clemson in New Orleans for the national championship on Jan. 13, 2020.

“I have loved LSU since I first touched a football in Lafourche Parish in the late 1960s,” Orgeron, who grew up in Larose, Louisiana, said in a written statement posted by LSU. “I loved them every step of my professional journey — even from far away — as my career took me across America.

“I always understood the expectations at LSU, and they are the same expectations I have for myself and our staff,” Orgeron’s statement said. “I am disappointed that we have not met these expectations over the past two years.”

Orgeron is 49-17 with the Tigers in six seasons, including 15-0 in 2019 when Joe Burrow won a Heisman Trophy and LSU earned its third national championship in 17 seasons — coming with three different coaches.

Saturday’s stars

Tyrion Davis-Price, LSU, rushed for school-record 287 yards and three TDs, and the Tigers’ banged-up defense produced four interceptions in a 49-42 victory over No. 20 Florida.

Eric Barriere, Eastern Washington, threw for 600 yards and seven TDs in a 71-14 win over Idaho.

Kobe Dillon, Southern, set a school record with 267 yards rushing on just 14 carries for three TDs and in a 34-7 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Bryce Young, Alabama, threw for 348 yards and four TDs, and the No. 5 Crimson Tide rebounded from a loss to rout Mississippi State 49-9.

Cole Smith, Princeton, threw for 476 yards and four TDs in a 56-42 win over Brown.

Jerome Ford, Cincinnati, rushed for a career-high 189 yards and four TDs to help the No. 3 Bearcats roll past UCF 56-21.

RJ Martinez, Northern Arizona, passed for 417 yards and five TDs in a 59-35 victory over Southern Utah.

Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, threw for 397 and five TDs in a 43-20 over Old Dominion.

Aidan O’Connell, Purdue, threw for 374 yards and accounted for three TDs and the Boilermakers continued their recent mastery over No. 2 Iowa with a 24-7 win.

Taylor Grimes, Incarnate Word, caught nine passes for 182 yards and a school-record four TDs in a 38-2 win over Nicholls.

Tim DeMorat, Fordham, threw six TD in a 66-21 win over Bucknell.

Jay Ducker, Northern Illinois, ran for 210 yards in a 34-26 win over Bowling Green.

Breece Hall, Iowa State, rushed for 197 yards and two TDs in a 33-20 win over Kansas State.

Abram Smith, Baylor, ran for 188 yards with three touchdowns and the Bears beat future Big 12 foe and 19th-ranked BYU 38-24.

Ty Son Lawton, Stony Brook, ran for 192 yards and two TDs as the Seawolves shocked defending Colonial Athletic Association champion Delaware 34-17.

Hope Adebayo, St. Thomas, rushed for 182 yards and four TDs in a 38-7 win over Stetson.

Malik Grant, Sacred Heart, ran for 183 yards and three TDs in a 27-17 win over Central Connecticut.

Cole Kelley, Southeastern Louisiana, threw for 396 yards and five TDs in a 61-24 win over Houston Baptist.

Jack Chambers, Charleston, threw for 357 yards and four TDs in a 35-5 win over Hampton.