Brian Kelly isn't resting on his laurels after Bryce Underwood flipped to Michigan. The LSU head football coach has a plan for his Tigers to recover on the recruiting trail.

Tigers head football coach Brian Kelly must be thankful for his prized 2025 recruit for keeping him from being fired by LSU.

LSU head coach Brian Kelly spoke to some of the negative comments about LSU that preceded the win over the Vanderbilt Commodores.

The Tigers already have four scholarship quarterbacks on their roster, including Nussmeier, redshirt freshman Rickie Collins, junior AJ Swann and freshman Colin Hurley. Swann transferred to LSU from Vanderbilt this past offseason, while Collins and Hurley were four-star signees.

Kelly's salary increases each season he's the head coach at LSU. His initial base salary was $9 million for the 2022 season and this season, he'll pull in $9.2 million, per the contract. By leading the Tigers to a bowl game this season, Kelly has already secured a $500,000 bonus so Kelly will be pulling in $9.7 million for the 2024 season.

The 2024 season hasn't turned out the way LSU planned. Barely qualifying for a bowl game. Missing the SEC championship and the 12-team College Football Playoff. Losing the No. 1 overall prospect who was slated to be the future at the quarterback position.