It looked like a done deal for LSU, but ND beat them at the wire. LSU is known for paying coordinators exorbitant amounts, so Daddy Swarbucks must have pushed all his chips into the pot to turn the tide. He rightly folded on Elko's greedy shenanigans, but hung in there this time.
Marcus and his agent are smoking some premium cigars to celebrate-- more power to them.
You get what you pay for.