Brian Kelly talks LSU firing, reveals future plans in new interview
Former LSU HC Brian Kelly made his first public comments since he was fired last October, sharing his thoughts on LSU’s decision to let him go.
As is always the case in college football, things move quickly. There was a period of time when college football fans couldn’t turn on ESPN without hearing fresh news regarding the firing of former LSU football head coach Brian Kelly, but after Lane Kiffin was hired just a few months later, Kelly was left in the dust -- until now. Kelly appeared on SiriusXM’s “Dusty and Danny in the Morning” on Friday, discussing a wide range of topics related to his personal coaching future, the future of LSU and the Tigers ’ brand-new roster.
Kelly hasn’t decided whether he wants to coach in college football again, but he plans to visit several programs in the coming months to evaluate their operations and see what he can learn to improve his own process. Kelly says he’s treating these visits as learning opportunities, though he hasn't ruled out returning to coaching soon. “If the right situation comes about and I’m ready,” Kelly said, “I’m certainly going to entertain that.
” The conversation quickly shifted to Kelly’s thoughts and emotions regarding his firing, his first time being dismissed as a team’s head coach in his 30+ year career. “So when you get fired, you get told you’re not the guy for the job,” Kelly explained. “You start thinking about the things that you’ve done for three decades.
I don’t know that you question it, but you look carefully at why that happened. The easy answer is: I didn’t win enough games. ” Kelly’s 70.