Why Todd Mcshay Thinks Lsu Could Get Nick Saban To Come Back To Coaching

LSU dismissed Brian Kelly aft past Saturday's disaster against Texas A&M. The bad news is that things person not gone peculiarly good complete nan past fewer years successful Baton Rogue. The bully news is that they are now courting candidates for 1 of nan astir prestigious and desired jobs successful nan sport.

After going pinch personification who had small SEC acquisition successful Kelly and getting underwhelming results, The Ringer's Todd McShay believes nan adjacent prosecute will not beryllium of nan aforesaid cloth.

"The adjacent prosecute will beryllium 'one of them' if you will," he said connected his latest podcast. "Someone who is ingrained successful nan Southeast information of nan country. Has an knowing of what is .. it's conscionable assemblage shot down there, man."

McShay said that Nick Saban, Lane Kiffin, Dan Lanning and Joe Brady are names that he's proceeding and taking seriously.

None is bigger than Saban, who seems happy successful status aft stepping distant from Alabama 2 years ago. There has been a batch of speculation astir nan legendary coach returning to nan sidelines ever since he traded successful his headset for nan headgear of College GameDay.

"LSU is going to make an connection to Nick and to Miss Terry that will unit them to reconsider their justifiable stance—at this constituent successful our lives moving College GameDay, ESPN/ABC is wherever we belong," McShay predicted.

Saban antecedently coached nan Tigers from 2000-'04, going 48-16 and winning nan 2003 nationalist championship. It would not beryllium imaginable to opportunity thing that would get LSU fans much excited astir nan opportunities. And of people nan assemblage will flick astir because who wouldn't want Saban and who other has a shared and productive history pinch him for illustration this.

But Saban will move 74 connected Halloween. His status has stuck to this point. It would beryllium a tremendous daze if he were to return.

Still, a respected sound pinch wrong accusation going moreover this acold is newsworthy.

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