The coaching carousel is heating up across college football with the LSU Tigers involved this time around after relieving Brian Kelly of his duties in Baton Rou

Among the names on his list of potential candidates, two stand out as truly crazy hires for LSU: national championship-winning coaches Jimbo Fisher and Dabo Swinney. Hiring either would be a headline-grabbing move that could immediately energize the program.” Full story here.

More details are starting to emerge about internal issues that head coach Brian Kelly had with LSU leading up to his reported exit.

Brian Kelly’s firing came after a “very tense” meeting with LSU’s athletic director. Scott Woodward met with Kelly Sunday after the team’s ugly home loss to Texas A&M the day before and clashed over staff changes, according to The Athletic.

On the latest "College GameDay Podcast," Davis floated the idea of former Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher as a potential “sleeper” candidate for the position. Fisher, who was fired by the Aggies in 2023 with a $77 million buyout, has reportedly been eager to return to coaching.

On Sunday, LSU fired head coach Brian Kelly. The school owes Kelly more than $53 million for his buyout, the second-largest in college football history behind former Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher.

Tulane coach Jon Sumrall says he is entirely focused on his team’s efforts to win the American Conference this season, and all that chatter about him bolting for LSU is just idle speculation. “I get those questions because we’re having success.

Frank Wilson is on his second stint with the Tigers and has deep ties to Louisiana football. The New Orleans native has been coaching for nearly 30 years and has been called the godfather of recruiting.