3 Head Coaches Ready to Replace Brian Kelly at LSU as Ed Orgeron’s Return a Possibility LSU's loss to Vanderbilt has put Brian Kelly on the hot seat. Here are three high-profile coaches who can take o

Saturday’s game in Nashville felt like a gut punch LSU wasn’t expecting. Vanderbilt, yes, that Vanderbilt, walked into FirstBank Stadium and absolutely dismantled No. 10 LSU 31-24. Diego Pavia handed Brian Kelly his second SEC loss of the season, putting the Tigers’ playoff hopes on life support.

The stat that really stings? This was Vanderbilt’s first win over LSU since 1990. This was a 35-year drought that ended spectacularly as the Commodores clinched bowl eligibility and left the Tigers reeling. LSU’s defense, supposedly one of the best units in the country, got tormented on the ground and couldn’t get off the field when it mattered. For Kelly, watching his team fall to 5-2 and 1-2 in the SEC with games against Alabama and Texas A&M still looming, the message is on the wall: win now,