Kyren Lacy's dad takes aim at Brian Kelly after firing, voices support for Frank Wilson as interim coach

Kenny Lacy, father of the late-former LSU WR Kyren Lacy, took aim at fired coach Brian Kelly following the news of the change. The Tigers named Frank Wilson as the interim head coach.

Kenny Lacy didn’t mince words about how he felt after Kelly was let go by LSU, following a 5-3 record this season. Kyren Lacy died in April, allegedly by suicide, following legal troubles stemming from a December 2024 car crash.

The tragedy all around shook the Lacy family and LSU program. Kenny Lacy claimed he never heard from Kelly after his son’s death, but did hear from Wilson, whom he supported as the next coach.

“This dude actually came sit down with our family and showed us some real genuine love when my son died along with a couple other coaches,” Kenny Lacy wrote in a Facebook post. “I didn’t even get a call or text from that dude in the back. Must be nice to get paid millions to get your walking papers.. Let’s get it coach Frank.”

It should be noted Kenny Lacy wrote the post as a caption to an AI-generated picture of Wilson in front of Kelly in their LSU coaching polos. A graphic on the photo read that Wilson will return in 2026 as the Tigers’ head coach, which has not been reported. Still, the sentiment from Kyren Lacy’s father is notable.

Wilson was one of the first hires for Kelly when he took over the LSU program in December of 2021. Wilson had served as LSU’s running backs coach and associate head coach during Kelly’s four seasons in Baton Rouge.

Wilson previously spent six years on the LSU coaching staff before working under Kelly, serving as running backs coach and recruiting coordinator from 2010 to 2015. He is well-known both in the Bayou State and around the country for his time in purple-and-gold, and he has prior head coaching experience at both UTSA and McNeese.

LSU hired Kelly in 2021, signing him to a 10-year, $95 million deal that also included incentives. In his four seasons at LSU, he led the program to a combined 34-14 overall record and a 19-10 mark in conference play.

LSU finished with 10 wins in each of Kelly’s first two seasons at LSU. However, in the 2024 campaign, the Tigers posted a 9-4 record. With three losses already this season, it appeared LSU was on pace for another season with fewer than 10 wins under Kelly.

Kelly took over at LSU after spending 10 seasons at Notre Dame. He also has head coaching experience at Cincinnati, Central Michigan and Grand Valley State.