LSU, Brian Kelly and football
Digest more
From Lane Kiffin to Jon Sumrall, let's take a look at the top candidates to be the next head football coach at LSU.
The LSU Tigers could be going after a hot name in NFL coaching circles to replace Brian Kelly after he was fired on Sunday.
1don MSN
LSU football coaching search 2025: Candidates, hot board, names to watch from Tigers experts
The prior three LSU football coaches in Ed Orgeron, Les Miles and Nick Saban all won national titles within their first four years at the school, which only magnified the lack of meaningful success for Kelly.
The coaching carousel continued its chaotic ways this past weekend, with LSU moving on from head coach Brian Kelly. It was just another disappointing loss for the Tigers under Kelly, who fell to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the SEC.
The LSU Tigers are now seeking a new head coach following the dismissal of Brian Kelly, who was canned midway through his fourth season with the team. And who has been floated near the top of LSU's list? None other than Ole Miss Rebels coach Lane Kiffin.
LSU fired head football coach Brian Kelly on Sunday night, the program announced. He is owed nearly $54 million remaining from his 10-year contract with LSU, the second-largest buyout in college football history.
Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers remain in headlines following the program's Week 9 loss to the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday night in Baton Rouge. In a loss that
Ed Orgeron claimed his 15-0 LSU team, led by Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson, ranks as the best college football team ever assembled in any era.