LSU firing its head coach on Sunday doesn’t stop the recruiting wheel, and on Monday the Tigers landed a new 2026 commitment. Three-star wideout Kervin Johnson Jr. flipped his pledge from Louisiana Tech to the Bayou Bengals after visiting over the weekend.

On a per capita basis, the state ranks fourth nationally in producing the most three-, four- and five-star recruits over the last 10 years.

LSU earned a commitment from Kervin Johnson Jr. amid Brian Kelly’s firing, flipping the in-state standout from Louisiana Tech.

The Inside Zone's Matt Fortuna reported that LSU athletic director Scott Woodward asked Kelly to fire Sloan in the wake of the A&M game. Things spiraled from there when Kelly suggested he'd get rid of offensive line coach Brad Davis as well.

News of Brian Kelly’s firing from LSU broke live Sunday night during Josh Pate’s College Football Show. The update came less than 24 hours after the Tigers' 49-