WATCH: Brian Kelly learns how to 'Griddy' dance
LSU’s new head coach, Brian Kelly, learned how to do the “Griddy” dance from the creator of the dance himself in a video shared on social media. Kelly learned how to move his feet the right way, as creator Allen Davis danced alongside him.
Brian Kelly learns how to Griddy
The Griddy dance has taken the NFL and football world at large by storm, as it became the signature touchdown celebration of former LSU receiver Justin Jefferson. Jefferson debuted the dance after scoring a touchdown against Texas in 2019, and it has found even more popularity after his success on the Minnesota Vikings.
Davis, a friend of former LSU wideout Jamarr Chase, invented the dance as his version of another iconic dance craze, the Nae-Nae. Once Chase joined LSU, Jefferson picked up the dance and debuted it during his three-touchdown game against Texas, cementing it in LSU’s culture.
LSU’s newest head coach has had a strange beginning, as Kelly has faced questions about his ability to fit into the culture in Louisiana after coaching Notre Dame. Early after accepting the position, Kelly appeared to introduce himself at a Tigers basketball game with a “fake” southern accent. While some of Kelly’s official appearances for LSU have drawn criticisms, his latest viral moment seems to be a great one for fans of the Tigers.
In Kelly’s 12 years as the head coach of Notre Dame, he led the Fighting Irish to seven 10-win seasons and only posted one losing record over his tenure. In 2012, Kelly led Notre Dame to a BCS Championship game appearance. After announcing his decision to accept the coaching vacancy at LSU created by their firing of Ed Orgeron, Kelly left Notre Dame with an all-time record of 113-40 for a win percentage of 73.9 percent.
Orgeron departed from the LSU program with a similar overall win percentage at 71.8 percent, but was coming off of two-straight disappointing seasons after winning a national title in 2019. Kelly accepted the position after an 11-1 final season with the Fighting Irish, in his fifth-straight season with at least ten wins.