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Brian Kelly Rushes at Wide Receiver During Open Angry Conversation

Brian Kelly Rushes at Wide Receiver During Open Angry Conversation

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Brian Kelly was not satisfied Chris Hilton Jr. on Saturday. Third year head coach LSU He crashed into his freakishly athletic wide receiver during an open tirade on the sideline after failing to convert a wide-open first down.

ABC recorded the entire speech, which was broadcast live on national television.

Chris Hilton Jr.A former four-star player, he is one of the best athletes on the team. He was expected to be one of the Tigers’ top pass catchers in 2024, and there was a lot of excitement about his potential in spring ball and fall camp. Unfortunately, a foot injury forced him to miss most of the season.

Now that Hilton is back on the field, his timing continues to be a big issue. Especially on jump balls.

The 6-foot-1, 192-pound wide receiver can get past the vast majority of defensive backs with his ridiculous vertical. However, when the ball reaches the top, it repeats its jumps over and over again towards where it lands. cost LSU Two big wins against Texas A&M and a potential touchdown against Alabama.

Unfortunately, the frustrating trend reared its ugly head once again in the first half of Saturday’s game in Gainesville. Hilton misjudged a great jump ball from Garrett Nussmeier deep down the field and couldn’t hold on. Perfect pass fell incomplete due to wide receiver.

Kelly didn’t hide her feelings about the fall. ABC’s cameras followed Hilton to the sideline, where he was greeted by his very angry head coach. The second elaborated the first.

Brian Kelly apparently told Chris Hilton that he couldn’t be coached, or asked him to be coached.

“Don’t stay away from me! You can’t coach. Who do you think you are?”
OR
“Don’t stay away from me! Be coachable! Who do you think you are?”

Either way, the 63-year-old’s choice of words was not pleasant. He was very angry.