Marcus Freeman Had Brutally Honest Reaction To Lsu Firing Brian Kelly

After Brian Kelly departed Notre Dame to go nan caput coach of LSU, Marcus Freeman took complete nan apical occupation pinch nan Fighting Irish. Less than 4 years later, Freeman remains successful that position, but Kelly is looking for a caller gig.

Kelly coached astatine Notre Dame from 2010-21, and hired Freeman arsenic his protect coordinator and linebackers coach successful 2021. They went 11-1 successful that play coaching together, earlier Kelly near to go nan caput coach astatine LSU anterior to nan team's quality successful nan Fiesta Bowl that season.

Freeman has built disconnected nan occurrence Kelly achieved successful South Bend, taking Notre Dame to a nationalist title quality past play and a 5-2 grounds truthful acold this season. Kelly, meanwhile, was not capable to proceed his tally of occurrence astatine LSU. Though Kelly near successful portion because he wanted to person nan resources to compete for a nationalist championship, he alternatively was fired little than 4 afloat seasons into his tenure successful nan Death Valley.

"You ne'er want to spot anybody suffer a job," Freeman told reporters connected Monday. "That person, nan coaches, nan families, nan group affected, nan players, particularly personification you know. ... Coach Kelly gave maine an opportunity to travel present and I'm ever rooting for him."

Kelly is conscionable nan latest coach to get fired successful nan mediate of this season, joining James Franklin, DeShaun Foster, Billy Napier, Sam Pittman, Mike Gundy, Trent Dilfer, Brent Pry, Trent Bray, Jay Norvell and Kenni Burns. For Freeman, it's a reminder of nan gratitude he has to still beryllium successful his position.

"It's besides nan occupation we've chosen," Freeman said. "We've chosen this occupation and we cognize that tin beryllium a consequence of choosing this profession. You asked astir nan authorities of assemblage football, it is what it is. Like it aliases not for illustration it, it is what it is. You can't interest astir that, you gotta interest astir giving your each to this squad and putting this programme successful a position to person success. I've said this previously, but it's a reminder to beryllium grateful for what you have, because if you're not grateful for what you have, you'll find a measurement to suffer it. I'm not talking astir a coach, I'm talking astir successful life."

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