Bookies.com has Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin as the betting favorite to be the next head coach of the LSU Tigers. Kiffin’s odds are at +375 or 21%. Christopher Boan, the lead writer for Bookies.com, says Kiffin has the seventh-ranked Rebels in position to make the College Football Playoff, but he could build a consistent winner in Baton Rouge.
“How do you say no to a program like LSU? One of the true powers of the last 25 years,” Boan said.
BetOnline has Tulane Coach Jon Sumrall as the favorite to be the next LSU coach at +150. Boan says Bookies.com gives Sumrall a 10% chance of being the next head coach. He says the 43-year-old is an up-and-comer in the coaching ranks.
“Jon Sumrall, he’s a baller. He’s a great coach, man. He did wonders at Troy. He’s doing wonders at Tulane. He seems to live and breathe that Louisiana mindset. Man, he’s a dog,” Boan said.
Bookies.com has Louisville coach Jeff Brohm and Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham as two other coaches who have decent odds replace Kelly. Boan says Brohm and Dillingham are having success at their alma maters.
“The allure of going to an LSU is going to be hard for any of these guys to resist. Even if you’re coaching your alma mater like Jeff Brom is. Even if you’re coaching school that you went to, in Kenny Dillingham’s case,” Boan said.
