Frank Wilson is coaching LSU in its upcoming bowl game as the team’s interim head coach.

Who is coaching LSU?

  • LSU will be led in its bowl appearance by Frank Wilson, who was elevated to interim head coach after Brian Kelly was fired during the 2025 season.
  • The bowl is the Texas Bowl against Houston, and Wilson remained in charge through the end of the regular season and into the postseason.

What about Lane Kiffin?

  • Lane Kiffin has already been hired as LSU’s new permanent head coach, but he is not coaching the Tigers in the Texas Bowl.
  • Kiffin will take over the program after the bowl game, while Wilson finishes his interim stint on the sideline.

TL;DR: Frank Wilson is the interim head coach and is coaching LSU in the bowl game, while Lane Kiffin is the newly hired head coach who will start after the bowl.

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