It has been two days since LSU fired Brian Kelly, and the names linked to the program have stretched far and wide. The job in Baton Rouge moved quickly to the top of the list of current openings ahead of Penn State and Florida.
LSU will look to aim high for its next hire, but whether or not it’ll be able to pry a big-name coach away from his current position remains to be seen. One name that is going to get some attention is Tulance coach Jon Sumrall. He is a Group of 5 coach who is quickly making a name for himself. On Tuesday, he addressed his name being linked to the LSU opening.
Jon Sumrall Address LSU Rumors
As soon as Kelly was fired, Sumrall was listed by On3 as a candidate for the opening at LSU. Ahead of the Green Wave’s matchup with UTSA on Thursday night in San Antonio, Sumrall addressed the rumors and didn’t want to get too far into it.
“I’m grateful for it,” said Sumrall. “You got a job to do, you got to ask that question. I got a job to do, it’s to coach this football team. I’ve dealt with it every year as a head coach. I understand it comes with territory. I get those questions because we’re having success. That’s about our players. And the coaching carousel to me is not even a thought because we’re in the mid-season phase. So whatever somebody else wants to do, another program wants to do, what people want to speculate, they’re free to do that.”…