The announcement and arrival of LSU’s newest hire Brian Kelly as head football coach is met with excitement and shock as about 50 of the purple and gold faithful gathered at the Baton Rouge Airport to greet the former Norte Dame coach. After two mediocre seasons, the news of Kelly at the helm renews hope in the program.
“I’m excited for it, I think we’re going to be competitive very quickly, which is great for the players we have on the roster now because we have a lot of talent and a lot of talent coming in,” said one Tiger fan at the airport.
“Super excited that’s why we’re out here,” another supporter exclaimed.
After the news of Lincoln Riley being hired by USC and Billy Napier to Florida, Tiger fans were growing anxious when a new coach had not been named after the final game of the regular season Saturday. For some, the hire came out of the blue.
“I mean I was at the Will Wade show last night, got home, and saw that Kelly was going to be our coach and I said, “What the fadizzel?’ because it came out of left field. His name hadn’t even been mentioned anywhere. I’m excited,” one gentleman explained.
While some questioned if LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward would be able to bring in a big name after high-profile candidates made commitments elsewhere, landing Kelly has restored their confidence in Woodward.
“He’s got a clean record, he runs a good program, we’re not going to have any issues with the man. You know Woody (Woodward) hit another home run, first Kim and Jay and now Coach Kelly, it’s a no-brainer,” a Tiger faithful stated.
Kelly will be officially announced at a noon press conference Wednesday.
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