Five coaches who could lead LSU in the future whenever the Brian Kelly era comes to an end.
The [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] era is young.
Kelly had a successful first year in Baton Rouge, and if he remains on that track, he’ll stick around for awhile.
But this is the coaching industry — nothing is certain and nothing is forever. Things happen. Coaches take unexpected jobs, retire without warning or get canned after one bad year.
Point being, change happens and it happens fast.
I think Kelly will remain at LSU for some time. I’ve always been optimistic about this administration, and Year 1 only furthered that belief. But there will be a day when Kelly is no longer leading LSU, and a replacement will be needed. It could be in two years or it could be in 10. This exercise is just for fun — until it isn’t.
Here are some coaches who could lead LSU in the future.
Brian Kelly’s southern accent made the list of 21 moments of 2021.
The 2021 college football season has been a wild ride and we aren’t quite done yet. We have seen a lot down on the Bayou from “sissy blue shirt” to starting quarterback Max Johnson entering the transfer portal and everything in between. After starting the season 3-1, the Tigers saw the wheels come off and LSU finished 3-5 down the stretch.
A blowout loss at Kentucky all but ended the Ed Orgeron era and started the discussions for a separation agreement. This led to a coaching search that often linked Jimbo Fisher to a return to Baton Rouge. He was emphatic about staying in College Station. We moved to the idea of Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley bolting for LSU, but instead, he went the other direction to Los Angeles.
Ultimately it was Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly that left his team in the middle of a College Football Playoff appearance hunt. The team was selected for the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma State instead. Kelly leaving the Irish for the Tigers wasn’t the most shocking development that week for the newest Tigers head coach as ESPN writes.
Brian Kelly leaving Notre Dame — while the Fighting Irish still had a very real shot at the College Football Playoff — was shocking. The head coach of one of the most prestigious brands in the sport leaving for another college football power isn’t something we often see. And yet, this was the second most shocking thing Kelly did. Because once he showed up in Baton Rouge at an LSU basketball game, he developed some semblance of a Southern accent. And I say “some semblance” because his rendition isn’t how people from that part of the South talk, and he also wasn’t able to maintain the accent that he chose for long. — Lyles Jr.
You could argue that this moment between Walker Howard and Kelly sparked more conversation than the halftime speech at the PMAC.
We confirmed the contract for the newest head coach at LSU to be 10 years and $95 million. Starting for the 2022 season he will earn $9 million and by the end of the deal, it caps at $10 million for his base salary.
As with any contract for head coaches, they are filled with incentives. He will earn a $500,000 longevity bonus each July according to Ross Dellenger. He will also earn $100,000 for a New Years Six bowl game appearance and the numbers go up from there.
Bonuses
Bowl Eligible: $500,000 and
New Years Six bowl participant: $100,000 or
CFP Semifinal participant: $200,000 or
CFP Final participant: $300,000 or
CFP National Champion: $500,000
He will get $500,000 just getting to six wins and earning a bowl invite? Dellenger believed it to be a misprint but it has been since confirmed to be a legit part of the contract. Essentially Kelly could earn his $9 million base salary plus another $1.5 million in bonuses right out of the gate.
Pretty sure this is a misprint, unless #LSU is paying Brian Kelly a $500,000 bonus each time he makes a bowl. I believe it's supposed to be $50,000.
Not hard to see why he opted to join the Tigers rather than stay in South Bend with the Fighting Irish. Following his opening press conference and the media sessions to follow, Kelly will work to finalize his coaching and support staff. With just two weeks until the early signing period, plenty of work to be done to improve 247Sports’ No. 15 recruiting class.
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