"You suck a**": Fans call out Brian Kelly's animated attitude with LSU WR Chris Hilton Jr. in viral video
LSU Tigers' Brian Kelly is caught in some flak due to his mistreatment of wide receiver Chris Hilton Jr. during the school's loss to the Florida Gators this Saturday night in an away game. While the Tigers and the Gators entered the final period tied 13-13, the final quarter was all Florida. Billy Napier's team pulled off the upset with a 27-16 win.
At one point in the game, Kelly expressed frustration with Hilton Jr., ostensibly because the back-to-back losses to Alabama and Florida had put LSU (6-4) out of contention for the upcoming College Football playoff. Hunter McCann from ESPN's 104.5, a radio station in the Baton Rogue area, posted a video showing Kelly talking down to the wide receiver.
He also ventured to guess what the LSU coach was telling Chris Hilton Jr.:
"I am not a professional lip reader…. But… Sure did look like Brian Kelly told Chris Hilton this on the sideline… “Don’t walk away from me! You are f**king uncoachable. Who the f**k do you think you are?”
Fans weren't happy about the behavior of the LSU coach, and a barrage of angry comments came flooding in.
"Brian Kelly, you do not deserve to be a head coach in college football. Who do you think you are by yelling 🤬 💩 to your 18, 19 year olds? You SUCK a**! You’re UN-HIRABLE!" A fan said.
Someone implied that Hilton Jr. should think about joining the transfer portal:
"I absolutely hate the transfer portal, absolutely hate it! But, if I was on Kelly’s team and he talked to me like that, I would immediately announce my intention to enter the portal. He constantly berates players along the sideline. Not classy at all. Kelly was fined $68,000 for his foul mouth during last week’s Bama game so I guess he has not learned his lesson."
"I think Brian Kelly is one of the most overrated coaches in college football," a fan opined.
The main sentiment among fans was that Hilton is a good player, while Kelly is not a good coach.
"My bet is Chris Hilton is coachable. He just has a terrible coach." Another fan said.
"He’s a horrible coach. The culture of this team is crap. The moment one mistake is made the start to crumble." A fan commented.
"Kelly needs to take a long, hard look in a mirror and stop blaming just the Players and hold himself and his Offensive Coaching staff accountable! Dropped passes and 7 QB sacks! There goes LSU recruiting! It will likely be minimum 5 years before Kelly is fired because of his outrageous contract!" Another fan said.
However, some fans were not convinced that McCann lip-read Brian Kelly's comments properly.
"I think he said "You've gotta be f-ing coachable." But the rest looked correct. Minor, but I'd argue important, difference," a fan said.
"Or 'you gotta be coachable'," another added.
Sacks on Garrett Nussmeier cost Brian Kelly's LSU the game
During the third and fourth quarters, Florida's defense repeatedly stopped an LSU offense led by Garrett Nussmeier. The Tigers' last four possessions ended in a fumble, another fumble, a field goal and a turnover on downs, respectively. The signal-caller was sacked seven times - the most he has been sacked in a single game this season.
This performance by the Gators' defense was paired with two impressive last drives by DJ Lagway and the offense, one of 45 yards and another of 75 yards. Both ended in touchdowns.