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Eva Geitheim

Andrew Whitworth Shares Key Problems He Saw With Brian Kelly’s Tenure at LSU

LSU became the latest team to fire its head coach in the middle of the 2025 season, parting ways with Brian Kelly after a blowout loss to Texas A&M over the weekend. Kelly led the Tigers for less than four full seasons and was unable to lead them to a College Football Playoff appearance or a championship.

Along with LSU not living up to the school’s title aspirations under Kelly’s lead, former Tigers offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth indicated Kelly lacked the energy that many other great coaches have. Whitworth, who played under Nick Saban and helped the Tigers win a championship in 2003, says he doesn’t know Kelly, but didn’t feel Kelly had interest in bringing back successful alumni that could be helpful to the program.

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