Open the Youtube video It’s been a dramatic couple of days in Baton Rouge, and now Brian Kelly has been fired as the LSU Tigers head coach. In turn, that has left one of the biggest jobs in all of college football open.

LSU could turn to a sleeper candidate to be the Tigers new head coach. Let's explore the latest college football rumors on LSU's top candidates.

While negotiations are still ongoing between both parties, Kelly's contractual buyout of more than $50 million would be the second largest ever paid to a college football coach -- behind only Jimbo Fisher, who received more than $76 million after being fired by Texas A&M in November 2023.

Florida's coaching search has entered the fray, with Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman emerging as an ambitious long shot. While insiders suggest Freeman is unlikely to leave his lucrative Notre Dame deal,

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is only getting better, which means the calls from others to acquire him will only increase.

Penn State is in need of a new head coach after firing James Franklin, and there are some prominent names that are expected to factor into the search.