LSU DI FBS

The Brian Kelly era begins at LSU in 2022. Coach Kelly is the winningest active head football coach in college football with 284 victories at Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, and Notre Dame. The winningest head coach in Notre Dame history has accomplished just about everything except winning a national championship. He will try to continue the winning tradition at one of the proudest football programs in the country while also trying to become the fourth straight LSU head football coach to win a national title.

Coach Kelly on being the head coach at LSU: “I could not be more excited to join a program with the commitment to excellence, rich traditions, and unrivaled pride and passion of LSU Football. I am fully committed to recruiting, developing, and graduating elite student-athletes, winning championships, and working together with our administration to make Louisiana proud. Our potential is unlimited, and I cannot wait to call Baton Rouge home.”

LSU vs Texas A&M 2021. Photos taken by Gridiron Football

Schedule The road to getting back to becoming one of the nation’s elite college football programs will be tough in year one going through a daunting SEC West schedule while also playing cross division rivals Florida and Tennessee. Not to mention, the Tigers open up the season against Florida State, but the good news is that the Tigers will have some of the best starting talent in the country.

Former 4 star QB, Myles Brenan, resignes from LSU in August. Photo: LSU vs Troy taken By Gridiron Football

Everybody is looking at who will become the starting quarterback this season as it is a two man race between Arizona State transfer Jayden Daniels and redshirt freshman Garrett Nussmeier. Daniels brings a lot of starting experience from the Pac-12 where he was a three year starter for the Sun Devils. During his time at Arizona State, he threw for over 6,000 yards and 32 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,288 yards and 16 more touchdowns. Nussmeier is the son of Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier and was one of the highest ranked pro-style quarterbacks coming out of high school. The former four star quarterback from Marcus High School (TX) has a huge arm, the ability to extend plays with his legs, and has a lot of swagger that coaches love in their quarterback. It will come right down to the end to see who will emerge as the starter.

Sep 4 (Sun) 6:30 PM vs. Florida State Sep 10 (Sat) 6:30 PM vs. Southern Sep 17 (Sat) 5:00 PM SEC vs. Mississippi State Sep 24 (Sat) 6:30 PM vs. New Mexico Oct 1 (Sat) SEC at Auburn Oct 8 (Sat) SEC vs. Tennessee Oct 15 (Sat) SEC at Florida Oct 22 (Sat) SEC vs. Ole Miss Nov 5 (Sat) SEC vs. Alabama Nov 12 (Sat) SEC at Arkansas Nov 19 (Sat) vs. UAB Nov 26 (Sat) SEC at Texas A&M Regardless of who will be the quarterback, there are a lot of weapons to throw the football to as the Tigers may have the deepest receiving core in the SEC led by preseason All-American Kayshon Boutte, Brian Thomas Jr., Malik Nabers, Jaray Jenkins, Kyren Lacy, and Jack Bech just to name a couple. The defensive line is also one of the best units in the SEC led by preseason All-SEC selections BJ Ojulari, Maason Smith, Jaquelin Roy, and Ali Gaye. The Tigers coaching staff also landed a top three transfer portal class nationally so if the new additions can mesh with the veterans quickly heading into the opener, the Fighting Tigers can become a huge dark horse in the SEC West.