meet with Miles after LSU defeated Texas A&M in the 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic. An LSU spokesman confirmed that Miles was meeting with Michigan officials to discuss the vacancy, though Miles declined to identify whom he had met with or reveal the substance of the discussions. Though some sources indicated that Miles would accept the Michigan job if it were offered to him and Baton Rouge radio station WJBO reported that Miles had already accepted the position, Miles again ultimately decided to stay at LSU. The 2010 season as a whole was successful for Miles and LSU with the team finishing 11–2 and winning the Cotton Bowl. The 2011 season marked great opportunity that faded out for Miles and LSU. The Tigers went 13–0, including a hard-fought 9–6 overtime duel with Alabama in a Game of the Century, and won the SEC Championship over Georgia. LSU qualified for the National Championship, where they faced off against Alabama in a rematch. The Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers 21–0 in the National Championship. The Tigers responded to the heartbreaking end to the 2011 season with consecutive 10–3 campaigns in 2012 and 2013. The Tigers took a step back in the 2014 season with an 8–5 record. Having lost three straight games after a 7–0 start into the 2015 season, rumors were floating that LSU would buy-out Miles' contract after the season. After a season-ending victory over Texas A&M, the athletic department announced they would retain Miles as head coach. On September 25, 2016, LSU fired Miles and offensive coordinator Cam Cameron after an 18–13 loss to Auburn the previous day and a 2–2 start to begin the season. Defensive line coach Ed Orgeron was named interim coach for the rest of the season. Miles left LSU as the second-winningest coach in school history, behind only Charlie McClendon. Kansas On November 18, 2018, Miles was hired as head coach at the University of Kansas. He signed a five-year, $13.8 million contract. In his first year as coach, the Jayhawks finished 3–9 overall and 1–8 in the Big 12. They defeated Boston College on the road to earn their first win on the road against a Power Five Conference team in 48 games. Miles and athletic director Jeff Long had been friends since the 1980s, dating to their days at Michigan when Miles was an assistant and Long was an assistant athletic director. In