Louisiana governor Jeff Landry says he’d rather let Donald Trump pick LSU’s next football coach than the school’s athletic director. LSU AD Scott Woodward, a Baton Rouge, La. native and LSU graduate, has a reputation for flashy - and expensive - hires at several of his stops.

Former LSU coach Nick Saban would consider a return to Baton Rouge “if they came up with a package,” ESPN College Insider Paul Finebaum says. Saban won the first of his seven national championships at LSU before winning six more at SEC rival Alabama.