Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers continue to clean up on the recruiting trail this offseason. If it isn't with official commitments, it's locking up future visits. If not freshman, it's top transfers LSU is bringing in.

Paul Finebaum discussed whether or not LSU head football coach Brian Kelly and his Tigers are worthy of the hype they're getting this offseason.

In a conversation with CBS Sports, Kelly indicated that he believes the Irish can defeat Ohio State in the College Football Playoff title game and finally win another national championship, something he failed to do in 12 seasons with the program. Here’s the quote in full:

That seems to be the case for LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly. Kelly is in the news because his former team, the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-2), played for a national championship. Kelly left after the 2021 regular season to take the head coaching job at LSU.

Notre Dame is one win away from a long-awaited national championship victory, and the man who helped set the foundation for the program to reach the pinnacle of the s

The Fighting Irish were coming off their worst three-year stretch in some time when Kelly was hired. Through his 12 years in South Bend, Kelly compiled seven records of 10 or more wins and coached 55 NFL Draft picks, including 10 first-rounders.

This loss for Notre Dame to Ohio State in the national title game wasn't Alabama 2013 all over again, but there were similarites. The differences were huge, though.

Notre Dame is hoping to end a 36-year national championship drought when it meets Ohio State in the College Football Playoff title game on Monday, and

Alabama hammered the Fighting Irish 42-14 in the BCS Championship Game. However, it was later discovered that Notre Dame committed NCAA violations during that time, so had to vacate wins from 2012 and 2013.

It's never too early to look ahead to the 2025 college football season, especially since Ohio State's victory against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship officially brought the 2024 campaign to an end this past week.

The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 34-23, to become 2024-25 College Football Playoff National Champions and earn its sixth national

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers football program have worked effortlessly across the last two months in order to bolster the roster for the 2025 season. After a