LSU has long been viewed as one of the best jobs in college football. Rabid fan base. A state full of blue-chip prospects who grew up wanting to play for the Tigers. Three national championships this century. Pretty much a coach’s dream.
And lo and behold, the LSU coaching job is currently vacant after the school fired Brian Kelly on Sunday. Forget Penn State, forget Florida, forget any other school that might realistically open. This is surely going to be the most coveted job of the cycle, right?
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Well, it would have been. But with one unhinged press conference moment on Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry may have scared off all of the top candidates.
In the annals of crazy SEC coach hiring stories (Mike Price’s infamous night out, Bobby Petrino’s secret plane ride, Gene Chizik getting booed at the airport), this one earns a top-four seed for absurdity.
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