Josh Pate eviscerates Brian Kelly after firing: ‘I lost all professional respect’
By Luke Greco
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Josh Pate ripped into Brian Kelly on his show after it was announced that Kelly had been fired from LSU.
Kelly was informed Sunday night that LSU would be parting ways with him after a rough start to the 2025 season for the Tigers. LSU opened as the preseason No. 9 and is currently not ranked in the top 25.
Pate did not hold back on Kelly when analyzing what went wrong in Baton Rouge. He ripped into him for how “checked out” he was while leading LSU’s program.
“But in the most critical parts of roster construction season there, portal, recruiting, this dude was on a beach,” Pate said of Kelly. “I lost all professional respect for how he was going about his business there when I found out how checked out he was on some of the most critical parts of LSU football.
“But the L on that chest right there stands for Louisiana. Brian Kelly had no interest in Louisiana. He had interest in two letters. One of them is B, and the other is K.”
Pate also claimed Kelly hired coaches he had little-to-no conversations with before joining his staff.
LSU will have the bye week to re-group before facing Alabama in Week 11.
