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Year 2 of the Brian Kelly era of LSU football begins Sept. 3 in the second leg of a two-year matchup against Florida State. The Seminoles claimed victory in last year’s game, when they blocked the Tigers’ game-tying extra point attempt with no time on the clock. It made for an embarrassing LSU debut for […]

The 2023 LSU football season is almost ready to begin, but the Tigers haven’t stopped adding players for a few years down the road. Five-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore has committed to playing for the LSU football team as part of the 2025 recruiting class. The recruiting rankings indicate that the LSU football team is […]

Head coach Brian Kelly’s first year with LSU saw the Tigers go 10-4 and end their season with a Citrus Bowl victory. But as Kelly and company look to bring LSU football to new heights, the Tigers have landed a standout recruit ready to bring a spark to the running back room. Four-star 2024 prospect […]

Before you know it, the weather will be turning colder, everything will be turning into something pumpkin spice flavored, and college football will be back on our television screens every Saturday. There’s not a better time of the year. But before sweater weather arrives and we hear the marching bands and student cheering sections combine […]

Tempers flared at LSU football fall camp practice on Monday, as punches were thrown and a fight broke out involving multiple players, including stars Harold Perkins and Malik Nabers, per Wilson Alexander of Nola.com. Tigers head coach Brian Kelly was reportedly furious, sending Nabers and fellow wideout Kyren Lacy back to the locker room- Perkins […]

There has been a lot of recent buzz around the college athletics world surrounding sports betting after athletes at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University were caught gambling on the school’s games. Sports betting is now legal in a lot of states across the country, and it can create sticky situations with athletes/personnel […]

After 12 largely successful years at Notre Dame, Brian Kelly took the head coaching job for LSU football in 2021. Turns out, Kelly didn’t want it at first. He had his sights set on the Texas Longhorns job, the Tennessee Volunteers job or perhaps an NFL position, according to Chris Low. When Kelly’s agent called […]

When it comes to the SEC, LSU football and the rest of the conference are chasing the Georgia Bulldogs, who won the conference title in 2022 and have been victorious in back-to-back national championships. Tigers head coach Brian Kelly knows the ‘Dawgs are the team to beat and was asked if he felt his program […]

As college football fans eagerly anticipate the 2023 season, there is a sense of excitement surrounding the LSU football program after finishing the season last year at 10-4 and making the SEC Championship. With a talented roster and experienced coaching staff led by second-year head coach Brian Kelly, LSU has the potential to make their […]

The LSU football squad and Brian Kelly have landed former Notre Dame RB Logan Diggs. The announcement of Diggs’ transfer came on Tuesday through a tweet. In it, he said, “Blessed & Highly Favored, God chose me. Bet on 3… I’m coming Home.” Blessed & Highly Favored, God chose me.. Bet on 3… I’m coming […]

Ju’Juan Johnson has announced his commitment to LSU football after initially committing to Deion Sanders and Colorado football. After Johnson’s commitment to Colorado in February, he quickly rescinded it and went back to visiting schools. His formal commitment to LSU was announced on Monday on the Jordy Culotta Show, per The Athletic. Among the schools […]

Brian Kelly’s first season as head coach of LSU football did not lead to an appearance in the College Football Playoff, but he did find success in beating Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2022 season. And that feeling of beating the team from Tuscaloosa is something Brian Kelly has understandably become […]

The SEC is the best football conference in college football and they know it—just listen to the clangorous “S-E-C!” chants at pretty much any bowl game for proof. And with Oklahoma and Texas set to join in 2024, the conference should get even better. While the SEC powers-that-be debate moving to a nine-game conference schedule […]

LSU head football coach Brian Kelly filed for divorce from his wife of 28 years in a Baton Rouge, LA court this week, but the two have reportedly reconciled and are actively trying to have the case withdrawn from the courts, according to WBRZ News. The couple’s three children have also made their stances known […]

National Signing Day has passed, and LSU football has finished recruiting for the class of 2023. Head coach Brian Kelly is probably grinning from ear to ear. This is because the Tigers signed a huge 2023 class. In fact, 13 of the 25 signees have already made it to campus. Early arrivals can participate in […]

Brian Kelly exceeded expectations in his first year as head coach of LSU football, as the Tigers won 10 games, made it to the SEC Championship game and won the Citrus Bowl. Kelly, who agreed to a 10-year, $100 million salary to be the LSU football coach, was paid well for his services. Too well. […]

When the LSU Tigers took on the Purdue Boilermakers in the Citrus Bowl, it proved to be a one-sided contest. LSU finished the day by taking down Purdue by a final score of 63-7. In the win, LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers stole the show. Malik Nabers was the go-to target for the LSU offense […]

Brian Kelly left no doubt about who LSU football’s starting quarterback is following their dominant 63-7 Citrus Bowl victory over Purdue, per Brody Miller. “There’s no quarterback controversy,” Kelly said. “Jayden (Daniels) is the No. 1 quarterback. Garrett (Nussmeier) will get a chance to compete, though.” Jayden Daniels went 12-17 through the air with 1 […]

The LSU Tigers absolutely demolished the Purdue Boilermakers in the Citrus Bowl. In the process, LSU set numerous offensive Citrus Bowl records. The Tigers took down Purdue 63-7. They set the Citrus Bowl record for most points scored, total yards (594) and margin of victory (56). LSU took a 14-0 lead after the first quarter […]

After a down 2021 season, the LSU Tigers entered the 2022 college football season full of pressure and expectations under new head coach Brian Kelly. Thanks to Jayden Daniels, the Tigers bounced back and made it to the SEC Championship Game. To make things better, Daniels announced he will return to Baton Rouge for the […]

LSU football will be losing a top offensive talent in the offseason with wide receiver Kayshon Boutte making a change of heart and declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft. “After careful thoughts and consideration, I will be declaring for the 2023 NFL DRAFT,” Boutte said via his official Twitter account Wednesday night. LSU football head […]

Last season, five-star cornerback Denver Harris was nearly an LSU Tiger, instead choosing to sign with the Texas A&M Aggies. But he won’t be passing up on the Tigers twice, after the transfer announced his commitment to Louisiana State University on Thursday afternoon. Harris met with LSU head coach Brian Kelly on Thursday, who gave […]

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers had the opportunity to send shockwaves across the college football world Saturday, but they failed to overcome the world-beating Georgia Bulldogs in a 50-30 loss in the SEC Championship Game. If anything, LSU football managed to put the most points on the board than any of the other teams […]

What a roller-coaster ride it has been for Brian Kelly in his first season as head coach of the LSU Tigers. While LSU football is not going to the College Football Playoff, the program is definitely not lacking in memorable moments in 2022. Following the 50-30 loss of LSU football to the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday […]

LSU football is preparing for the SEC Championship game against reigning national champions Georgia on Saturday as they look to pull off the unthinkable. Ahead of the contest, head coach Brian Kelly gave a promising update on star defensive lineman Maason Smith, who has missed all of the season due to an ACL injury. Via […]

The LSU Tigers’ 2022 college football season did not end the way most fans expected it to. They came into their final game against Texas A&M as clear favorites to win. The team should’ve been able to handily dispatch the struggling Aggies. Instead, though, costly errors cost the Tigers a shot at finishing their season […]

This offseason saw one of the wildest college football coaching carousels in recent memory. On one hand, longtime head coaches at one program left to take over at another powerhouse program. On the other, first-time head coaches got their big break at long-successful programs. While some head coaches have struggled in their first season, many […]

The University of Virginia endured an unimaginable tragedy, as football players Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry were killed in a shooting on campus late Sunday night. With multiple college football head coaches taking the podium for media sessions on Monday afternoon, the tragedy was not far from their minds. LSU Tigers head […]

Saturday has been a gift that keeps on giving for LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly. Not only did his LSU football squad extend its win streak to four games after a 13-10 road win over the Arkansas Razorbacks this weekend, but Alabama Crimson Tide’s victory against Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels ensured […]

Think back all the way to 2010. Notre Dame football had just come off a season in which they went 6-6 and fired head coach Charlie Weis. They hired up-and-coming Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly to steer the ship back to the promised land. Kelly would have the Fighting Irish in the National Championship Game […]

LSU football head coach Brian Kelly has never shied away from the spotlight throughout his coaching career. Recently, that spotlight has been positive after Kelly’s Tigers shockingly upset Nick Saban and Alabama in Baton Rouge on Saturday night. With the recent praise, it’s easy to forget that Kelly was in the spotlight for all the […]

LSU football head coach Brian Kelly was excited about defeating Nick Saban and Alabama. However, he gave a brutally honest response when asked if the victory was the best of his coaching career, per Brody Miller. “The biggest win of my career will be the one when we win the national championship.” Kelly has bigger […]

After being unranked for most of the season, LSU is suddenly in conversations for the College Football Playoff. A loss to the Florida State Seminoles in Week 1 seemed like it would dictate the Tigers’ season, but that was far from the truth. Since then, LSU has lost only one game, when it faced the […]

Alabama football legendary head coach Nick Saban reportedly gave Brian Kelly advice prior to Kelly taking over coaching duties for LSU football, per on3.com. Saban recently revealed what he told Kelly. “Not to divulge anything that I talked to anybody else about, but LSU is–you know the people have great passion there,”Saban said. “It’s a […]

Called a “quarterback protege of sorts” by 247Sports analyst Andrew Ivins, Florida native Colin Hurley adds one more to the list of high-profile quarterback prospects to play under now-LSU football head coach Brian Kelly. Aye…Baton Rouge‼️#TheBoot💜💛@LSUfootball@JordanArcement pic.twitter.com/myxw8VKbNH — ColinHurley (@ColinHurley) November 4, 2022 247Sports 4-star recruit Colin Hurley reclassified to the class of 2024 before committing […]

LSU football head coach Brian Kelly is attempting to get on Nick Saban’s good side ahead of their upcoming matchup. Kelly bestowed high praise upon the famed Alabama head coach after hilariously wishing him a happy birthday, per Brody Miller. “It’s Nick Saban’s birthday, so I want to wish him a happy birthday … maybe […]

LSU turned heads across the college football world when it came away with back-to-back wins over Florida and Ole Miss. Heading into the two matchups, there was much talk about whether the Tigers would be able to contain two of the most versatile quarterbacks in the SEC today in Anthony Richardson and Jaxson Dart. In […]

LSU football head coach Brian Kelly is not a fan of instant replay. Kelly, whose Tigers squad had to deal with as many as five stoppages of play due to replay during this past weekend’s win over the Florida Gators, sounded off on the concept during an appearance on his radio show ahead of a […]

Brian Kelly suffered the worst home loss of his coaching career on Saturday, as LSU football was blown out by Tennessee, 37-13. Naturally, it would be unwise to expect Kelly to be in a good mood at the postgame presser. Kelly was asked if he would consider a quarterback change from starter Jayden Daniels. Kelly […]