Is Dabo Swinney in the mix for LSU’s coaching vacancy?

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and Louisville coach Bobby Petrino have been mentioned as candidates to replace Les Miles at LSU, but many observers expect the coaches to stay at their current schools.

ESPN’s Search Firm, which consists of a panel of ESPN experts, said the two top choices are Houston’s Tom Herman and Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher, but mentioned Swinney and Petrino in its six other candidates whose names were brought up in the discussion.

ESPN’s Chris Low expects Swinney to remain at Clemson, according to the report.

“Dabo will never leave Clemson for anything other than Alabama,” Low said in the article.

USA Today college football reporter Dan Wolken compiled a list of eight potential candidates for the LSU job, which also included Petrino and Swinney.

Wolken expects Swinney to stay at Clemson, as well.

“He’d fit in great at LSU and probably win big, but why leave Clemson where the program has been so shaped in his image and he’s shown he can compete for national titles? Not to mention, he’d owe the school $6 million for leaving after this season. If he ever leaves, it’s probably for Alabama,” Wolken said.

Petrino, in his second stint at Louisville, denied he’d have any interest in LSU.

“I’m not interested in going anywhere. I’m very fortunate to be the head coach here at the University of Louisville, very happy about that,” Petrino told reporters earlier this week. “This is the job I want, and this is where I’m going to be.”

This story was originally published September 29, 2016 at 8:32 AM with the headline "Is Dabo Swinney in the mix for LSU’s coaching vacancy?."