Brian Kelly Comments About His Future & Getting Back Into Coaching

Former LSU head coach Brian Kelly was on Sirius XM College Sports Radio on Friday and was asked about his future and whether he wants to return to coaching.

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"What do you want to do? Do you still want to be a college football head coach? Dusty Dvoracek asked.

"Yeah, I mean, I don't know that I've made the decision that I want to get back in as, all the things that we've talked about. (NIL/Transfers) I'd want to see some changes," Kelly responded.

"But, I think while you wait, you need to work. So I need to stay in the game. Over the next two to three weeks, I'm going to visit some places to see spring ball and get a chance to see some things relative to the football side, the operational side, and some of the things we talked about today with NIL, transfers, and the calendar. And get a temperature in the spring for some things."

"I want to do that in the fall as well. I have four former assistant coaches who are head football coaches in the NFL. I've got four Power Four assistant coaches that we're close to. I want to get around, see their program, see how they're doing, and get a sense of where I can grow and be better. So that, that's really my focus right now. And then if the right situation, you know, comes about, and I'm ready, I'm certainly going to entertain that."

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Kelly was fired from LSU "without cause" in November of 2025 and received a $54 million buyout.

Kelly is required to make "good-faith, reasonable, and sustained efforts to obtain qualifying employment," which would offset the amount owed by LSU.