Ed Orgeron has thoughts on why Brian Kelly didn’t work out at LSU. He shared them on ESPN.

After this weekend, former LSU head coach Ed Orgeron and Brian Kelly have something in common: They were both fired by LSU.

Orgeron, known affectionately by fans as “Coach O” while he was at LSU, discussed Kelly’s firing on ESPN’s “Unsportsmanlike” show on Wednesday.

“Whether or not it’s true or not, it looked from the outside Brian Kelly never embraced the state of Louisiana,” Orgeron said.

Orgeron was named the interim head coach at LSU in 2016 when the team parted ways with former coach Les Miles. He impressed enough to hold onto the job and later led the Tigers to the 2019 national championship.

Orgeron was fired two years later after LSU went 11-11 in his final two seasons.

While on “Unsportsmanlike,” Orgeron weighed in on what LSU should be looking for in its next coach.

“I think getting everybody to pull in the same direction, like (former USC head coach) Pete Carroll did, like we did,” Orgeron said. “‘One team, one heartbeat’ is going to be the key for the next coach.”

Orgeron elaborated further and said the next head coach should do away with a Kelly policy that reportedly limited former LSU players entering the football facility.

He also said the next head coach should develop a better relationship with fans.

“Be nice to them when you see them. Shake their hand, take a picture. Be available,” Orgeron said. “I said when I became the head coach, ‘This is for the state of Louisiana.’ And when you say that and you mean it, that means embracing the state of Louisiana.”

When asked, Orgeron said he’d be open to returning to LSU — as a head coach or assistant coach.

“I love LSU. I still got my home in Baton Rouge,” Orgeron said.