Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers will return to action on Saturday for a Week 8 matchup against Diego Pavia and the Vanderbilt Commodores at FirstBank Stadium. In what will be a Top-25 showdown on the road,

Voice of the Tigers Chris Blair opens the weekly Brian Kelly Press Conference Show presented by The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, setting the stage for the upcoming opponent and looking back at the previous week's news and notes. LSU Football Head Coach Brian Kelly takes the podium approximately 12 p.m. CT to address the media.

LSU football got back to winning in Week 7. The Tigers beat South Carolina 20-10 under the lights in Tiger Stadium.

The NCAA does not allow teams to sell ad space on the uniforms they wear during games. That rule, however, could change as soon as January, when the NCAA is expected to vote on a new proposal to drop the restriction. Such a change would allow cash-strapped athletic departments to tap into a new revenue stream.

We've reached the midway point of the 2025 college football season, which means it's an appropriate time to re-evaluate where teams stand and adjust their expectations for their last six games. Most programs have already gone through their nonconference slates and are already in the thick of league play.

Brian Kelly and Co. will look to get back in the race, recent coaching changes could elevate the Tigers' chances.

Besides improving its technique, LSU also mixed things up formationally in the run game. The Tigers handed the ball off to a running back from under center five times against South Carolina. They also executed a wildcat run with Johnson receiving the shotgun snap in the first quarter.

Arkansas already fired head coach Sam Pittman. Bobby Petrino is leading the Razorbacks in the meantime and is considered a candidate to land the full-time gig. Whoever takes the reins will be looking to build a recruiting staff familiar with SEC territory. Few fit that description better than Orgeron.