Attention has now shifted to who will replace Kelly in Baton Rouge, and names continue to float as potential candidates. During a recent episode of the College GameDay podcast, Rece Davis revealed why former Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher could be a dark horse candidate for the LSU job.

Former Texas A&M and Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher linked as Brian Kelly's replacement at LSU by college football analyst.

LSU is searching for another head coach – the program's third in nine years – after the administration fired Brian Kelly fewer than four seasons into his era. Frank Wilson took over as interim head coach and will finish out the season. Several programs already have openings, but LSU will jump to the top of the list of most appealing opportunities.

According to CBS Sports' Chris Hummer, Fisher could be a dark-horse candidate for the LSU job. The former Texas A&M and Florida State head coach has ties to LSU, serving as the Tigers' offensive coordinator under Nick Saban and Les Miles from 2000 to 2006.

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.

LSU football fired Kelly on Sunday ... linked to the largest buyout in college football history after he lured Florida State football coach Jimbo Fisher to Texas A&M in 2017. Here's what you need to know about Fisher and Kelly's buyouts, and how Woodward ...

Gov. Jeff Landry got a couple of things right in his comments about Scott Woodward and the LSU coaching situation, Faimon Roberts argues. But everything about the way he did it was wrong.

While the college football world is collectively sick over the financial waste of universities firing coaches and paying exorbitant buyouts (Penn State, Florida), Texas A&M is doing just fine, thank you. After two years ago paying the largest buyout in college football history.

In a sport where fiscal sanity has gone extinct, Florida State might actually be the only rational one left. While LSU and Penn State torch tens of millions to fire successful coaches who didn’t win enough to satisfy delusional fan bases,