1 week Ago By Braden Ramsey
The No. 22 LSU Tigers entered Saturday’s road game against unranked Florida as 2.5-point favorites.
They not only failed to cover, but lost outright, 27-16, to the Gators in “The Swamp.” The defeat was LSU’s third straight negative result, which all but eliminates them from College Football Playoff contention. After the contest, head coach Brian Kelly owned his role in the Tigers’ recent struggles.
He didn’t shy away from accountability, and told his fans he “wasn’t good enough” to get his squad over the hump. Kelly vowed to be more involved in “helping [LSU’s] players get through” their losing streak next Saturday. LSU fans want Brian Kelly to be fired The citizens of Baton Rouge, unsurprisingly, are not happy with Kelly.
This season is the first under him where LSU won’t secure double-digit wins. You’d think his two-year track record would buy him some leeway. But there’s less patience for perceived “mediocrity” in the SEC than there is in rookie NFL quarterbacks .
As a result, many are calling for his time as head coach to come to an end. Losses are one thing; public lambasting of players on the sidelines is another. The latter is something many fans appreciate even less than conference defeats.
Saturday’s matchup with the Gators featured one of those moments from Kelly toward wide receiver Chris Hilton Jr. The two things – a loss and intense player conversation – appearing in concert did not help Kelly’s perception amongst Tigers’ fans. Kelly is now 26-11 as LSU’s head coach.
Barring a surprise loss to Vanderbilt (6-4) or Oklahoma (5-5) to end the regular season, it’d be shocking to see the university move on from him. But in this day and age of college sports, anything could happen. Until LSU confirms he’ll return, his status may truly be up in the air.
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