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Oddsmakers have Mark Stoops as a candidate for LSU head coaching vacancy

LSU is the second high-profile college football program to fire its coach in the middle of the 2021 season. Weeks after USC parted with Clay Helton, LSU athletic director Scott Woodward and Ed Orgeron agreed to part ways at the end of the season. Now some believe Mark Stoops could fill Coach O’s shoes.

BetOnline.ag is the first book to release odds for the conclusion of the LSU coaching search. Only four coaches have lower odds than Mark Stoops at +850. He’s even ahead of his older brother, Bob.

  • Lane Kiffin 5/2
  • Luke Fickell 11/2
  • Billy Napier 7/1
  • Jimbo Fisher 15/2
  • Bill O’Brien 17/2
  • Mark Stoops 17/2
  • Bob Stoops 9/1
  • James Franklin 19/2
  • Joe Brady 10/1
  • Mel Tucker 12/1
  • Dave Aranda 14/1
  • Urban Meyer 14/1
  • Jon Gruden 100/1

Why Stoops will stay away from LSU

Mark Stoops does not need to be LSU’s head coach to get top-flight LSU players.