New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Davon Godchaux is an LSU alum, so he gets why the school fired coach Brian Kelly on Sunday.

“He’s a great guy, but the standard at LSU is very high,” Godchaux said. “He didn’t have a bad record, but you lose two games at LSU — it’s time for you to get fired. That’s just the nature of the business. It was like that when I was there, before I was there and it’s still like that now.”

So who does Godchaux think will replace Kelly?

The defensive tackle said he could see Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin as a favorite for the job, but threw out an unconventional choice as his preference.

“I’m actually (interested in) the guy, an LSU alumni, Kelvin Sheppard has been doing an excellent job at (defensive coordinator) with the Detroit Lions,” Godchaux said. “I do

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