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

Former LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron doesn't hold back on the program's head coaching vacancy after Brian Kelly's firing.

He isn’t alone. Twelve schools have already axed their coaches before Halloween, the most in the last decade. Last season’s coaching cycle only featured 16 by the end of the year, which is relatively active, and 2023’s was the most aggressive in decades, with the likes of Alabama and Michigan headlining 31 changes.

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.

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

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.

LSU has fired football Coach Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million, Athletic Director Scott Woodward announced on Sunday night.

LSU fired coach Brian Kelly, athletic director Scott Woodward announced Sunday night, minutes after the players were informed of the decision during a team meeting. Talks regarding the terms of his departure are continuing, the school said in a statement.