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Ray Ratto

Louisiana State Tigers head coach Brian Kelly yells to an official during a game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and Louisiana State Tigers, October 18, 2025.

College Football

There Is No One To Cheer For In The Case Of Brian Kelly v. LSU

Israel Daramola

An LSU football player pointing in the distance.

Come On Down And Pick LSU’s Next Football Coach!

Head coach Brian Kelly of the LSU Tigers walks off the field after a game against Texas A&M on October 25 in Baton Rouge. He kind of looks like someone who is about to get fired.

The Coaching Hot Seat Is Now An Ejector Seat

Lauren Theisen

Brian Kelly’s Farewell To His Players Was As Weaselly And Hilarious As You’d Expect

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - NOVEMBER 07: Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly enters Notre Dame Stadium for an interview on a live broadcast of ESPN College Gameday from Notre Dame Stadium before the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Clemson Tigers on November 7, 2020 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Matt Cashore-Pool/Getty Images)

Brian Kelly Throws A Tantrum, Threatens To Do The Right Thing For The Wrong Reason

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers looks on in the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Arlington, Texas.

Death To The NCAA

College Football Coaches Are Having A Hard Time Understanding What A Holiday Is

Brian Kelly