Jeff Goodman of FOXSports.com believes LSU should go after either Tim Floyd, Anthony Grant, or Andy Kennedy. Strong candidates for anyone's list, but patience will be necessary since they are all but assured of getting post-season bids.
Floyd is the veteran of the trio. In his third year at USC, he is 57-33 with the Trojans and took them to the Sweet Sixteen last season. Floyd is 300-163 in fifteen seasons as a college head coach. He has a 6-6 NCAA tournament record with six different teams.
Anthony Grant would be the head coach at Florida this season if Billy Donovan had not changed his mind about taking over the Orlando Magic. The 41-year-old Grant won a conference title with his first VCU team last season, upsetting Duke in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He is 45-12 in two seasons as a head coach. If LSU doesn't grab him, someone else soon will.
Andy Kennedy served on Bob Huggins' staff at Cincinnati for four seasons, taking over on an interim basis when Huggins resigned. He is known as a top-notch recruiter and is now in his second season as head man at Ole Miss. His record at Ole Miss is 37-17. Kennedy is hoping to take the Rebels to their first NCAA bid in six years.
Floyd may feel the pull to return home to the south, but for now, he says he wants to stay at USC. Although Kennedy didn't play at Ole Miss, he is a Mississippi native (as is Floyd). The most obvious choice for LSU and Grant is each other.
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