Sadly, Les Miles will be coaching with a heavy heart Saturday night.
Friday night, a school spokesperson confirmed to Ross Dellenger of the Baton Rouge Advocate, the mother of the LSU head coach, 91-year-old Martha, has passed away. No cause of death has been released.
Despite the loss, Miles is still in Baton Rouge and will be on the sidelines when LSU squares of against No. 3 Ole Miss. He even appeared on ESPN‘s College GameDay pregame show this morning, but there was no mention of his mother’s passing.
Miles’ father, Bubba, died in 2000. A car accident in April of 2011 claimed the life of Miles’ 54-year-old sister Ann Hope Browne.
Our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to Miles for his loss.