LSU head coach Brian Kelly stands on the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. LSU fired him as head coach on Sunday, October 26, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

LSU has fired head football coach Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million.

The move announced by athletic director Scott Woodward tonight comes on the heels of a 49-25 loss to No. 3 Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium a night earlier.

That was the Tigers’ second straight loss and third in four games. They are now 5-3 this season and 2-3 in the SEC.

Kelly was hired away from Notre Dame following the 2021 season. He has gone 34-14 with the Tigers but LSU has not qualified for the College Football Playof

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