re: When Les Left OSU

As I said he did not have an offer from LSU until either Jan. 1 or Jan. 2. Most likely the formal offer was made on Jan. 2. On Dec. 30 he did not have an offer. He had talked with LSU, but there was no offer on the table. He left San Antonio on Dec. 31. There was no offer on the table. Sometime on Dec. 31, after he returned to Stillwater, or Jan. 1 LSU called and arranged for Miles to come to Baton Rouge for a formal interview. He had not met the chancellor or talked with him before that point in a formal interview. From what the news reports were, it is likely that he knew an offer was likely assuming the interview with the chancellor went as expected, but he did not receive a formal offer until the chancellor met him and gave his approval on Jan. 2. The announcement was made on Jan. 3.

Prior to Jan. 1 or 2, Miles did not have an offer from LSU and he was, as far a he knew still going to be the coach at OSU until not earlier than Dec. 31. When the article published on Dec. 30 was written, Miles had no offer. It is as simple as that.