Source: LSU to Hire Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly

Brian Kelly is making a move to the SEC.

LSU is hiring Brian Kelly as its next head coach, according to Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger. 

Kelly is expected to retain LSU assistants Corey Raymond and Kevin Faulk, per Dellenger. 

#LSU is hiring Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly as its next head coach, sources confirm to @SINow, as @PeteThamel reported.

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 30, 2021

I would imagine that these two full-time staff members, along with GM Austin Thomas, will be retained. That was the expectation throughout the search. https://t.co/RGq2Ux1HCD

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 30, 2021

Kelly reached the College Football playoff two times in the last three seasons with Notre Dame. He posted a 92–39 record in 12 seasons with the Fighting Irish, including an 11–1 record in 2021. 

LSU fired Ed Orgeron in October. Orgeron went 51–20 across six seasons with the Tigers, adding a National Championship in 2019. 

The Tigers are the latest program to make a major splash in the current coaching cycle after USC hired former Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley on Sunday.