CLEVELAND, Ohio — In the aftermath of Brian Kelly’s firing from LSU, the college football world is getting its first real glimpse behind the curtain of what truly went wrong in Baton Rouge.

While public perception focused on losses and sideline tantrums, the reality was far more damning: Kelly was simply never fully invested in one of college football’s most prestigious jobs.

The bombshell revelation came during a recent episode of Josh Pate’s college football show where Pate, who had noticeably cooled on Kelly over the past year, finally unveiled the truth now that Kelly’s tenure has concluded.

“He was checked out. He was totally checked out. In the most critical parts of roster construction season there, portal recruiting, this dude was on a beach,” Pate explained. “It never really go

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