Former LSU nose tackle Breiden Fehoko didn’t hold anything back Sunday morning after the Tigers’ 31-13 loss to Alabama in Death Valley.
Fehoko, who was part of LSU’s 2019 national championship team, vented on social media and unloaded on Lane Kiffin, the program’s portal haul, and the direction of the team. His message was blunt from the start.
“They had the number one portal class in America and paid Lane Kiffin 90 million dollars. I’m sick of the ‘give him time’ bulls-. I’m sick of celebrities walking the Tiger Walk like it’s a f-- parade and Mardi Gras,” Fehoko said.
He kept going, saying Kiffin’s image doesn’t match what happens on the recruiting trail or on the field.
“Lane, you can make people feel good about the optics, but that s- never fooled me. You can’t recruit in-state because these kids think you’re a snake, and it needs to change.
It’s always been about winning games REMEMBER THAT,” he said. “From the ‘let them’ gimmick on social media to the whole ‘Ole Miss playoff’ shenanigans and ‘recruiting pro players to LSU,’ you need to grow the f- up.
Real talk. Decide if you want to be a coach or a professional troll, but do it quick, because they won’t keep being patient with you.”
Fehoko’s frustration came with LSU sitting at 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the SEC, a record that makes a College Football Playoff berth look unlikely.
Kiffin was hired to bring immediate results after Brian Kelly’s disappointing tenure, but the Tigers appear headed for another season outside the Playoff field.
“This isn’t Bowling Green or UTEP. You don’t get time to build a culture.
I’m sick of hearing more about Lane Kiffin’s off-field shenanigans than winning games that matter,” Fehoko said. “Hate me all you want for what I say, but this is who I am and always was.
Ask anybody about me in that building, Lane. They’ll tell you.
Get this f-- s-fixed.”
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