Several names have been mentioned as possible replacements for Kelly, including Lane Kiffin, head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. ESPN's Paul Finebaum stated on "The Matt Barrie Show" that he believes Kiffin could potentially take that job.

The LSU Tigers (5-3, 2-3 SEC) suffered the program's third loss of the season on Saturday night in Death Valley after falling to the Texas A&M Aggies in Week 9.

No. 3 Texas A&M looked like far more than just the beneficiary of a relatively manageable schedule on Saturday, as it reeled off 35 unanswered points in the second half of a 49-25 win at No. 20 LSU. The Aggies looked like a juggernaut with all the tools required to compete for a national championship.

Kelly's firing shocked the college football world, along with the LSU community. A crescendo of nervous speculation reached fever pitch in the city when the body of 20-year-old University of Houston junior Jade McKissic was pulled from Brays Bayou on September 15 – one in a string of seven so far unexplained bayou deaths reported in the Houston area last month.

As a result, the Aggies remain No. 3 in the US LBM coaches poll and the AP Top 25 poll following the 49-25 win over the Tigers. A&M is 8-0 for the first time since 1992 and spent multiple weeks ranked in the top three for the first time since 1995,