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Brian Kelly Talks About Max Johnson's Transfer Decision During Texas Bowl Interview

by Staff Reporter

January 5, 202239 Comments

Patrick Dennis-USA TODAY Sports

During the Texas Bowl on Tuesday night in Houston, new LSU coach Brian Kelly was interviewed during the broadcast and was asked about Max Johnson's decision to transfer and whether or not he had a feeling that the QB would be moving on...

Per On3:

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“No, I didn’t get that feeling right out of the gates but look, it’s a transition,” Kelly said of LSU’s coaching change. “There’s a lot of uncertainty and you really can’t fault kids for that. They don’t know. And so when uncertainty is in front of them, they’re going to look towards something that’s a little more stable for them. So I don’t fault him for those decisions. And then we just have to move on and find the young men that want to be here and are ready to move forward.”

Johnson, who has now transferred to Texas A&M, passed for 2,815 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, and six interceptions this past season at LSU.

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Jimmy2shoes•28 months

"we just have to move on and find the young men that want to be here "

TigerinSC•28 months

The adults are finally in charge! Give it a year or two and Kelly will be laughing at the rest of the league. Louisiana will stand tall, be patient and watch boys and girls! We comin (for real this time).

Tigerdad2001•28 months

I would feel very confident in our future with BK and turning this team around, but this Nil crap makes me less confident. If we don't have the funds to waste on these kids, will we be able to keep up. Great players to the highest bidder!

TigerVespamon•28 months

To hell with any player that transfers to an in conference school. Especially a rival like aTm.

LSU_Legz•28 months

Not only same conference...same DIVISION!

kajunman•28 months

Good bye, Max. I don't wish you any success in the maroon.

Redhead57•28 months

Tell you what. I went to the bowl game. Nuss ain’t going nowhere. Kid had his head in the game I feel he really loves being a tiger.

JakeFromStateFarm•28 months

Our fricking WR threw a better deep ball than Johnson. Not worried about him being A&M’s QB in the least.

ce schwartz•28 months

He won’t start at A&M. The qb from Oklahoma has transferred there also. Must have got a good $$$ deal. NIL

T Lasso•28 months

goodness, it's refreshing to have a coach who speaks articulately and with reasonable brevity

Pepe Lepew•28 months

Yeah, what Lasso said...

Robber DeNiro•28 months

And then we just have to move on and find the young men that want to be here and are ready to move forward.”

pitchandcatch27•28 months

We want LSU FIGHTING TIGERS ! Not losers. Do not let the locker room door hit you in the Butt. Its not worth even saying your names your with aTm now. See you in College Station next year Tiger Bait ! Geaux Tigers.

Shaq4prez•28 months

you will see him on the bench

young man tiger•28 months

Just a really bizarre situation. Johnson was the starter, and very likely would have at least been the starter to begin the season next year. Instead, he transfers to an SEC West team where he’s pretty much assured he will not be the starter. And all this goes down before the season is even over. Just bizarre.

DrSteveBrule•28 months

His brother got an NIL deal to go to A&M and Max wants to play on the same team as his brother. It really is as simple as that.

Higgysmalls•28 months

He will never play a down

jafari rastaman•28 months

This young man is tiger bait.

Gulf Coast Tiger•28 months

That is a lot nicer comment than most of us have stated about him

Eltigreeltigre•28 months

Every QB on our roster is better than Max Johnson so no big loss there

saintslsupels•28 months

That's the most mature answer I've heard about the transfer portal. Someone needs to share this with Kirk Herbsteit

bluebuck1•28 months

What I am hearing Coach Kelly, explicitly, imply is if you are in the boat and you want it to move forward with LSU football, paddle forward. If you don’t want to move the boat forward, under his guidance, have a good life elsewhere and and he is not mad at you. If you are in, let’s go, because Louisiana has the talent, LSU has the brand and Kelly is bringing the coaching. Wise guys always take the high rode. Much of what Coach Kelly says is loaded with wisdom. I just can not see the players not buying into his program.

10MTNTiger•28 months

Those explicit implications

Choupiqueboy•28 months

Look! If Orgeron is not standing in LSU gear, lying and croaking incompetence, with nobody speaking, then we are trending up! I hope everything is exposed on this ignorant toad!!

Im4LSUnTN•28 months

CBK was classy and veer professional in this response.

the LSUSaint•28 months

Be happy Tigers. If that bum suits up for aTm, we will be in good shape.

MirrOlure•28 months

"find the young men that want to be here and are ready to move forward.” Bingo!!! Its all about being %100 L.S.U.!!!

Galactic Inquisitor•28 months

Max Johnson got happy feet on the way to College Station and shuffled his way into a sack.

PurpleEcho•28 months

Doink!

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