Former LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly spoke publicly for one of the first times since he was fired this season and shared an interesting tidbit about what’s next in his life and career.
During an interview with Sirius XM, Kelly spoke about the end of his tenure at LSU and whether or not he wants to remain in coaching at the age of 64 following his firing. While he’s not on the cusp of taking any sort of job right now, he does want to stick around the sport.
“I don’t know that I’ve made the decision that I want to get back in, as all the things we’ve talked about, I’d want to see some changes. But I think while you wait, you need to work,” he said. “And so, I need to stay in the game. My first order of business is this next two, three weeks, I’m gonna be visiting some places to see spring ball, get a chance to see some things relative to the football side, the operational side, some of the things we talked about today with NIL, transfer and calendar, and get a temperature in the spring for some things.”
“I want to do that in the fall, too. I want to get out and — look, I’ve got four former assistant coaches that are head football coaches in the NFL. I’ve got four Power Four assistant coaches that we’re close to. I want to get around and see their program, see how they’re doing, get a sense of where I can grow and I can be better. And so, that’s really my focus right now. And then if the right situation comes about and I’m ready, I’m certainly going to entertain that.”
Whether or not Kelly is going to find his way back into the college game remains to be seen, but it seems safe to say he is not going to be disappearing anytime soon.
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.

