LSU, Brian Kelly and Florida Gators football
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The father of former LSU WR Kyren Lacy, Kenny, said that Brian Kelly never reached out to the family following his son's tragic death.
Head coach Brian Kelly is in danger of being fired by LSU after the team's latest loss, according to a report this week.
Kelly had just lost to Texas A&M in a brutal 49–25 defeat, causing LSU to fall to 5–3 on the year. With LSU's championship aspirations inching farther and farther out of reach, the program decided to part ways with the former Notre Dame coach and kick off a new and hopefully brighter era.
As coaches’ salaries and buyouts rise around college football, a federal bill has been introduced to curb that trend. U.S. Representative Michael Baumgartner (R-Wash.) introduced the Correcting Opportunity and Accountability in Collegiate Hiring (COACH) Act.
The Tar Heels have gone just 2-5 in Belichick's debut campaign, featuring three blowout losses on their slate. To be fair, Belichick took the job back in December, so he didn't really have a chance to get a ton of recruiting done, but all we have to work with right now is his seven-game sample size.
Hiring LSU’s next football coach will be the most important hire in the history of the school’s athletic program. LSU won’t finish paying Ed Orgeron’s $17 million buyout until December after firing him during the 2021 season. It could be paying Kelly’s buyout through 2031, to the tune of about $740,000 per month.
LSU athletic director Scott Woodward has issued a statement following Brian Kelly’s firing, saying that the program “will not lower our standards.”
Dan Patrick reacts to Brian Kelly's firing from LSU as head coach, reflecting on Kelly's tenure in Death Valley and the significance of this on a larger scale in college football.