Miles says Kiel didn’t ‘have the chest’ to lead LSU

Last month, when highly touted quarterback prospect Gunner Kiel reversed his commitment to LSU and enrolled closer to home at Notre Dame, LSU Tigers coach Les Miles didn’t criticize Kiel for changing his mind. But, as ESPN.com reports, Miles wasn’t holding anything back in front of the Tiger faithful at Wednesday’s Bayou Bash. At the daylong National Signing Day event, Miles questioned Kiel’s ability to lead, adding he felt the program had done better by winning a commitment from Jeremy Liggins. “There was a gentleman from Indiana that thought about coming to the Bayou state,” Miles told the crowd. “He did not necessarily have the chest and the ability to lead a program, so you know,” he concluded to great applause. Liggins, a quarterback who announced his choice of LSU from a restaurant in Oxford, Miss., spurned hometown Mississippi and Mississippi State by committing to the Tigers. “Liggins stood up in the middle of Mississippi and said, ‘I’m going to a place where we can win a national championship,’ and I like that man’s style,” Miles says. “He said, ‘I enjoy these people. These people are my home. I want to make my announcement there.’ I felt that was a big-chested, straightforward way to conduct business. He became a better prospect to me the way he handled his business.” Check out the full story here.