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Life as an FBS college football coach is not for the faint of heart. It often requires extremely long days that take a remarkable toll on your health over a number of years.
Don’t believe us? Just ask Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham, who recently stated that he’s at the Sun Devils’ facility from 5:15 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. most days.
But that’s nothing compared to former LSU Tigers coach Ed Orgeron, who apparently drank so much Red Bull in his time at Baton Rouge that he’s lucky his heart didn’t explode.
Ed Orgeron Drank 12-15 Cans Of Red Bull Per Day At LSU
Orgeron appeared on Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” on Monday and discussed a number of topics, including a potential return to coaching in the near future.
Among those topics were his love of energy drinks, which he has professed previously.
“I’ve gotten down to maybe six,” he told the show.
Asked how many he was drinking at his height (of coaching), Orgeron answered, “Oh, 12-15 easily.”
ED! THAT IS NOT SAFE, MY GUY!
In an original, 12-ounce can of Red Bull, there is 111 milligrams of caffeine. That means that Orgeron was regularly ingesting anywhere from 1,332 to 1,665 milligrams of caffeine. Even if you want to be generous and say he was drinking the 8.4-ounce cans, which have 77 milligrams of caffeine, that’s still between 924 to 1,115 milligrams of caffeine per day.
According to the FDA, 400 milligrams of caffeine is where things begin to get a bit dicey.
Significant, long-term caffeine intake can lead to increased heart rate, anxiety, and high blood pressure. And Orgeron is not a small man, meaning he’s already facing potential risks to his heart health.
Now, we’re not saying he’s gonna go all Jessie Spano on us. But we worry about Da Coach O and we’d like keep him around for the foreseeable future.