“Coach Kelly gave me an opportunity to come here,” Freeman said, via Mike Beradino of the South Bend Tribune. “I’m always rooting for him. But it’s also the profession we’ve chosen. We know that can be a result of choosing this profession.” Freeman said he hated to see Kelly lose his job, knowing that it would affect families and players.

Open the Youtube video It’s been a dramatic couple of days in Baton Rouge, and now Brian Kelly has been fired as the LSU Tigers head coach. In turn, that has left one of the biggest jobs in all of college football open.

The LSU Tigers decided to fire head coach Brian Kelly in his fourth season following a sluggish loss to the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday night, which dropped their record to 5-3 and pushed them outside the AP Top 25 for the first time this season.

On Sunday, LSU joined Florida and Penn State as marquee programs hunting for a leader who can make them a contender in the College Football Playoff. Florida State and Auburn could soon join the mix.

Freeman has been the coach of the Fighting Irish since he took over for, ironically, Kelly in 2022. He’s directed them to a 38-12 record in the three-and-a-half seasons since, including finishing runner up in last year’s College Football Playoff.

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On Sunday Night, the LSU Tigers brought the Brian Kelly era to an end, firing the Head Coach 4 years into his tenure in Baton Rouge. The Tigers paid $53 million