Pat Fitzgerald pokes fun at LSU's Lane Kiffin over transfer portal
To say Pat Fitzgerald has a big personality would be an understatement. Michigan State’s new football coach has some big jokes, too.
East Lansing – Pat Fitzgerald, Michigan State's new football coach, displayed his characteristic larger-than-life personality during his first radio appearance on Tuesday, September 1. The host of the show, Dalton Shetler, engaged Fitzgerald by asking his colleague, offensive lineman Conner Moore, about the number of superlatives Moore deserved for his stellar performance last season with the Spartans.
Moore revealed that he would be staying at Michigan State and would not be leaving. Fitzgerald, amused by the conversation, playfully quipped, "There's not a spring portal, I can't leave. Maybe Lane Kiffin will take him or something." The coach's second jab at LSU coach Lane Kiffin came later in the broadcast when discussing the demands of running a college athletics program.
Fitzgerald remarked, "There's no way that you can be putting your volleyball team halfway across the country every other week or so on and so forth with those sports," and then added, "Lane Kiffin wasn't there, huh?" again, eliciting laughter from the studio audience. Fitzgerald, known for his humor, emphasized that Kiffin was a friend and expressed his affection for him.
MSU's inaugural season kicks off with a Friday night game against Toledo at Spartan Stadium, beginning at 8 p.m. on FS1.
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