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.

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.

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.

Some day, maybe soon, college presidents and chancellors are going to realize athletic directors should have some accountability in their hirings and firings.

It was another packed Sunday night on The College Football Show when analyst Josh Pate paused his regular breakdown to focus on one man behind two of the sport’

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.

The LSU Tigers‘ job wasn’t expected to open this cycle, but now that it has, it’s quite arguably the best open head coaching job on the market. Plenty of coaches are expected to put their hats into the ring,