LSU Head Coach Announces Retirement Mid-Game After Team Falls Behind 28-0 in First Quarter
BATON ROUGE, LA — In a shocking and unprecedented moment in college football history, the LSU Tigers’ head coach stunned fans, players, and even his own staff when he announced his retirement mid-game, moments after the team fell behind 28-0 in the first quarter.
What began as just another tough SEC matchup quickly spiraled into chaos when LSU found itself completely overwhelmed in the opening minutes. By the time the scoreboard flashed 28-0, with only five minutes left in the first quarter, the head coach stood motionless on the sideline, hands on his knees, staring at the field like a man questioning every life decision that led him to this moment.
“I’m Done.”
Then, with no warning, he did something no one expected.
According to multiple witnesses, after watching the opposing team waltz into the end zone yet again, the coach took off his headset, unclipped his play-calling sheet, and calmly walked onto the field. The crowd fell into a confused hush as he approached the referee and asked for the microphone.
What he said next would go down in LSU history.
“Ladies and gentlemen… I’m done.”
Gasps echoed through the stadium. The LSU sideline erupted in disbelief. Some players thought he was joking—until he removed his visor, placed it neatly on the ground, and walked toward the tunnel before the first quarter had even ended.
The Locker Room Meltdown
Inside the locker room, chaos ensued. Players rushed in behind him, pleading for an explanation.
“You can’t just leave us,” one senior reportedly said, still panting from the last defensive series. “We still have three quarters left!”
But the coach, sitting in front of his locker, slowly unlacing his cleats (for reasons still unclear, since he wasn’t playing), only shook his head.
“I’ve given this everything I have,” he muttered. “But this? This isn’t football. This is suffering.”
When asked who would take over coaching duties for the rest of the game, he simply shrugged. “I don’t know. Maybe one of y’all.”
Fans React in Disbelief
Back in the stands, confusion turned to outrage as word spread that the head coach had officially retired mid-game. Some fans stormed toward the exits, others threw their foam fingers onto the field, and a few just sat there in stunned silence, watching their team collapse like a house of cards.
Social media exploded.
One LSU fan tweeted: “BRO JUST QUIT LIKE HE’S IN A MADDEN GAME.”
Another wrote: “He didn’t even wait for halftime. He saw 28-0 and said ‘I’m out.’”
Meanwhile, rival fans had a field day. Alabama fans immediately turned the moment into memes, with one viral image depicting the coach photoshopped into a retirement home ad.
What’s Next?
LSU’s athletic department scrambled to do damage control, but the damage was already done. The team went on to lose the game by 56 points, and by Sunday morning, the coach’s office was completely empty—except for a single note left on his desk.
It read:
“Should’ve gone into real estate.”
