LSU dismissed Brian Kelly over the weekend, opening up another massive college football head coaching job. As with similar open positions at Florida and Penn State, the Tigers' gig comes with enormous resources and even bigger expectations. Given the Kelly hire wound up something of a whiff in terms of College Football Playoff contention it wouldn't be a surprise to see the school swing big to try and land its next hire.
If the Tigers follow the same line of thinking as former LSU star Paul Skenes, they'll definitely be going big fish hunting for their next head coach. Skenes helped lead the Tigers to a championship in 2023 before getting picked first in that year's MLB draft by the Pirates. Coming off another outstanding year in Pittsburgh, he appeared on CBS Sports HQ and was asked his thoughts on who LSU should hire to helm the football team. Skenes began with a disclaimer that he's not a terribly engaged college football fan before offering up two huge names that he thinks would make a good fit: Lane Kiffin and Nick Saban.
