Today, we’re talking about the offseason’s early winner, Brian Kelly’s do-or-die year at LSU and changes to the College Football Playoff. Let’s go:

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers are set to hire Baylor's Keava Soil-Cormier to the 2025 staff in an NIL-related role within the athletic department, 247Sports Matt Zenitz reported on Thursday night. Soil-Cormier previously worked on the LSU staff as the Assistant Director of Recruiting Operations for the football program.

Former Florida State offensive coordinator Alex Atkins is being targeted for a role on the LSU offensive staff, according to a report from CBS Sports. Wilson Alexander of The Advocate adds that Atkins' role could be as tight ends coach / run game coordinator and a deal could be reached as soon as today.