Ten Early Potential Coaching Candidates For The LSU Job, Plus Ten More

LSU announced Sunday that they would be parting ways with head coach Ed Orgeron at the end of this season. In the announcement, LSU athletic director said that the search for a new coach would begin immediately.

Below is a list of ten potential coaching candidates for the job, plus ten more.

Ten possible candidates (see coach bio's further down the page):
James Franklin
Luke Fickell
Lane Kiffin
Bill O'Brien
Jimbo Fisher
Mario Cristobal
Dave Aranda
Matt Campbell
Mel Tucker
Billy Napier

Plus 10 more candidates:
Kendall Briles
Brian Kelly
Jamey Chadwell
Mark Stoops
Joe Brady
Lincoln Riley
Mike Gundy
Herm Edwards
Hugh Freeze
Urban Meyer

Sound off in the comment section if we are missing anyone and let us know who your favorite candidate is. And don't forget to check out our Coaching Changes Board to stay up to date on LSU's search for a new head coach.

James Franklin - Penn State Head Coach
Record at Penn State: 65–29
Age: 49
Hometown: Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Alma Mater: East Stroudsburg (1996) Played Quarterback
Annual salary: $6.7 million
Coaching career:
1995: Kutztown (WR)
1996: East Stroudsburg (DB)
1996: Roskilde Kings (OC)
1997: James Madison (WR)
1998: Washington State (TE)
1999: Idaho State (WR)
2000–2004: Maryland (WR/RC)
2005: Green Bay Packers (WR)
2006–2007: Kansas State (OC/QB)
2008–2010: Maryland (AHC/OC/QB)
2011–2013: Vanderbilt (HC)
2014–present: Penn State (HC)
Complete Bio

Luke Fickell - Cincinnati Head Coach
Record at Cincinnati: 41–14
Age: 48
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Alma Mater: Ohio State (1997) Played Nose Guard
Annual salary: $3.4 million
Coaching career:
1999: Ohio State (GA)
2000–2001: Akron (DL)
2002–2003: Ohio State (ST)
2004: Ohio State (LB)
2005–2010: Ohio State (Co-DC/LB)
2011: Ohio State (Interim HC)
2012–2016: Ohio State (Co-DC/LB)
2017–present: Cincinnati (HC)
Complete Bio

Lane Kiffin - Ole Miss Head Coach
Record at Ole Miss: 10–6
Age: 46
Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska
Alma Mater: Fresno State (1998) Played Quarterback
Annual salary: $4.5 million
Coaching career:
1997–1998: Fresno State (assistant)
1999: Colorado State (GA)
2000: Jacksonville Jaguars (OQC)
2001: USC (TE)
2002–2004: USC (WR)
2005–2006: USC (PGC/OC)
2007–2008: Oakland Raiders (HC)
2009: Tennessee (HC)
2010–2013: USC (HC)
2014–2016: Alabama (OC/QB)
2017–2019: Florida Atlantic (HC)
2020–present: Ole Miss (HC)
Complete Bio

Bill O'Brien - Alabama Offensive Coordinator & Quarterback Coach
Coaching Record: 15–9 (College), 54–52 (NFL)
Age: 51
Hometown: Dorchester, Massachusetts
Alma Mater: Brown (1992) Played Defensive Back & Linebacker
Annual salary: $1.1 million
Coaching career:
1993: Brown (TE)
1994: Brown (ILB)
1995–1997: Georgia Tech (GA)
1998–2000: Georgia Tech (RB)
2001–2002: Georgia Tech (OC/QB)
2003–2004: Maryland (RB)
2005–2006: Duke (OC/QB)
2007: New England Patriots (OA)
2008: New England Patriots (WR)
2009–2010: New England Patriots (QB)
2011: New England Patriots (OC/QB)
2012–2013: Penn State (HC)
2014–2020: Houston Texans (HC)
2021–present Alabama (OC/QB)
Complete Bio

Jimbo Fisher - Texas A&M Head Coach
Record at Texas A&M: 31–12
Age: 56
Hometown: Clarksburg, West Virginia
Alma Mater: Samford University (1989) Played Quarterback
Annual salary: $9 million
Coaching career:
1988–1990: Samford (GA/QB)
1991–1992: Samford (OC/QB)
1993–1998: Auburn (QB)
1999: Cincinnati (OC/QB)
2000–2006: LSU (OC/QB)
2007–2009: Florida State (OC/QB)
2010–2017: Florida State (HC)
2018–present: Texas A&M (HC)
Complete Bio

Mario Cristobal - Oregon Head Coach
Record at Oregon: 30-11
Age: 51
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Alma Mater: Miami FL (1993) Offensive Tackle
Annual salary: $5.5 million
Coaching career: 1998–2000 Miami (FL) (GA)
2001–2002: Rutgers (OT/TE)
2003: Rutgers (OL)
2004–2005: Miami (FL) (TE)
2006: Miami (FL) (OL)
2007–2012: FIU (HC)
2013–2016: Alabama (AHC/OL/RC)
2017: Oregon (co-OC/OL)
2018–present: Oregon (HC)
Complete Bio

Dave Aranda - Baylor Head Coach
Record at Baylor: 8–8
Age: 45
Hometown: Kern County, California
Alma Mater: California Lutheran (1999)
Annual salary:?
Coaching career:
1995: Redlands (CA) HS (JV)
1996–1999: Cal Lutheran (LB)
2000–2002: Texas Tech (GA)
2003–2004: Houston (LB)
2005–2006: Cal Lutheran (DC/LB)
2007: Delta State (co-DC/LB)
2008: Southern Utah (DC)
2008–2009: Hawaii (DL)
2010–2011: Hawaii (DC)
2012: Utah State (DC)
2013–2015: Wisconsin (DC/ILB)
2016–2019: LSU (AHC/DC/LB)
2020–present: Baylor (HC)
Complete Bio

Matt Campbell - Iowa State Head Coach
Record at Iowa State: 39–30
Age: 41
Hometown: Massillon, Ohio
Alma Mater: Mount Union (2002) Defensive Lineman
Annual salary: $4 million
Coaching career:
2003–2004: Bowling Green (GA)
2005–2006: Mount Union (OC/OL)
2007: Bowling Green (OL)
2008: Bowling Green (RGC/OL)
2009: Toledo (RGC/OL)
2010–2011: Toledo (OC/OL)
2012–2015: Toledo (HC)
2016–present: Iowa State (HC)
Complete Bio

Mel Tucker - Michigan State Head Coach
Record at Michigan State: 9–5
Age: 49
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Alma Mater: Wisconsin (1994) Defensive Back
Annual salary: $5.5 million
Coaching career:
1997–1998: Michigan State (GA)
1999: Miami (OH) (DB)
2000: LSU (DB)
2001–2003: Ohio State (DB)
2004: Ohio State (co-DC)
2005–2007: Cleveland Browns (DB)
2008: Cleveland Browns (DC)
2009–2011: Jacksonville Jaguars (DC)
2011: Jacksonville Jaguars (interim)
2012: Jacksonville Jaguars (AHC/DC)
2013–2014: Chicago Bears (DC)
2015: Alabama (AHC/DB)
2016–2018: Georgia (DC/DB)
2019: Colorado (HC)
2020–present: Michigan State (HC)
Complete Bio

Billy Napier - Louisiana Lafayette Head Coach
Record at ULL: 33–12
Age: 42
Hometown: Cookeville, Tennessee
Alma Mater: Furman (2002) Played Quarterback
Annual salary: $2 million
Coaching career:
2003–2004: Clemson (GA)
2005: South Carolina State (QB)
2006–2008: Clemson (TE/RC)
2009–2010: Clemson (OC/QB)
2011: Alabama (Analyst)
2012: Colorado State (AHC/QB)
2013–2016: Alabama (WR)
2017: Arizona State (OC/QB)
2018–present: Louisiana (HC)
Complete Bio