Brian Kelly is officially out at LSU, but the Tigers still have four games and likely a bowl remaining in the 2025 season. How will the players move on without Kelly and play for popular interim coach Frank Wilson?
Currently, LSU is 5-3 and on a two-game losing skid. A 2-3 conference record all but eliminates the Tigers from any chance at playing for a conference title or sneaking into the 12-team playoff, but LSU does have the opportunity to play spoiler in the final month. Here's a prediction on how the Tigers will fare in the final four games of the season:
During the 8 p.m. meeting, Frank Wilson told the team, “We can either fold or give it what we got. Finish this thing 9-3 and surprise a lot of people” #LSU @TigerRagMedia pic.twitter.com/OWsjaQR4ss
— Andre Champagne (@andrechampagnee) October 27, 2025
November 8th at Alabama
Wilson said he's looking forward to the challenge of getting the best of the players during this final stretch and what better way to test their mettle than heading to Tuscaloosa to play the mighty Crimson Tide. Alabama is 5-0 in the conference with three close wins on the road. The Crimson Tide have been better at home, but expect LSU to keep this game close into the second half. Eventually, Ty Simpson will direct a big scoring drive and the Tide defense will make a key stop to secure a 31-24 victory and send the Tigers to 5-4.
November 15th vs. Arkansas
Expect a nice crowd to greet Wilson in his home debut. With Kelly gone and the Tigers having put up a strong fight on the road against Alabama, there is a lot more optimism in the air. Wilson is going to challenge the Tigers to win the line of scrimmage and run the ball effectively with Caden Durham and Harlem Berry. LSU will rush for over 200 yards and wear down Arkansas in a 38-17 win.
November 22nd vs. Western Kentucky
The bowl-eligible Tigers will finish up the home slate against a WKU team that could walk into Death Valley with an 8-2 record. Expect the Hilltoppers to give LSU a game for about a quarter and a half, but eventually, Garrett Nussmeier will get the offense going on Senior Night and 28 second-half points will turn a close halftime game into a 45-14 Tigers win.
November 29th at Oklahoma
Timing is everything, and LSU will head on the road to take on an exhausting Oklahoma team that has faced Tennessee, Alabama and Missouri in the month of November already. It'll be a little chilly in Norman and the game is going to be a little sloppy, but the Tigers will take advantage of two Sooner turnovers in the second half for a 23-17 upset win to finish the season 8-4.