After an upsetting loss to Texas A&M, 49-25, Brian Kelly was fired. As the head coach search began, multiple names were thrown into the carousel. Lane Kiffin, Nick Saban, and Joe Sumrall, to name a few. However, the Tigers’ faithful wouldn’t have expected Connor Stalions to be one of the trending faces.

It was in 2020 that Baton Rouge celebrated the national championship trophy. When Brian Kelly arrived at the Tigers’ campus, there was a similar excitement that the former Notre Dame head coach would lead the program to another celebrated feat. Initially, the buzz was there. For the first two seasons, Kelly led the team to consecutive 10-win seasons, with fans keeping their fingers crossed. However, with a sluggish 5-4 record in 2025, frustration boiled over, and the HC was let go.

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