LSU Fires Brian Kelly
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Georgia coach Kirby Smart weighed in Monday on LSU's decision to fire Brian Kelly, offering insight shaped by his own experience as LSU's defensive backs coach in 2004. Smart was asked for his perspective on the recent wave of midseason firings in college football,
Kiffin absolutely would mesh with Woodward's big-name affections. He'd fit LSU's needs, too. Unlike two of Woodward’s past football hires, Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M and Kelly at LSU, Kiffin’s career is trending up. His Rebels beat LSU twice in the past three seasons. He’s in his prime. His floor is lofty, his ceiling untapped.