{"id":277534,"date":"2025-05-28T15:01:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/kyren-lacys-mom-kandace-gets-real-about-losing-ex-lsu-stars-to-suicide\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:15","slug":"kyren-lacys-mom-kandace-gets-real-about-losing-ex-lsu-stars-to-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/kyren-lacys-mom-kandace-gets-real-about-losing-ex-lsu-stars-to-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyren Lacy\u2019s mom Kandace gets real about losing ex-LSU star\u2019s to suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4934539\" data-slug-id=\"2536399\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kyren Lacy&#8217;s mom, Kandace, has opened up on the death of her son and her wishing she knew more of his mindset in that moment.<\/p>\n<p>Lacy committed suicide by firearm prior to the crash on April 12. The former LSU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-football\/lsu-tigers-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Tigers <\/a>wide receiver was in the midst of a legal case as he was accused of causing a head-on car crash that killed a 78-year-old passenger on December 17, 2024, as he was speeding and illegally passing vehicles. Lacy ended up being arrested in January.<\/p>\n<p>Now, over a month since Lacy&#8217;s death, Kandace spoke to WAFB9, and she says she wishes she knew what was going through her son&#8217;s mind.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;People go through things. They make mistakes. They make wrong decisions. Everybody has. They only difference with my son is everybody knew who he was,\u201d Kandace said&#8230; &#8220;I believe that with time, everything will reveal itself, but right now it\u2019s a lot of unanswered questions.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-football\/kyren-lacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Lacy&#8217;<\/a>s death, it was revealed there was a good chance he was going to get out of the arrest and could have ended up playing in the NFL. <\/p>\n<p>Although Kandace is hoping she can get answers, she also sent a heartfelt message to parents.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe see it. A lot of students struggling with mental health. Different things that they\u2019re going through at home. How to balance. How to juggle everything&#8230; I would just encourage parents to talk to their kids, and to listen. To listen and to understand,\u201d Kandace said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lacy played at LSU from 2022 until 2024. He recorded 58 receptions for 866 yards and 9 touchdowns last season.<\/p>\n<h2>LSU coach saddened by Kyren Lacy&#8217;s death<\/h2>\n<p>Kyren Lacy was a star player at LSU, and coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-football\/news-there-s-serious-pressure-here-brian-kelly-lsu-get-served-reality-check-weapons-around-garrett-nussmeier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Brian Kelly<\/a> was heartbroken to hear about his passing.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly called Lacy a bright star who also had a smile on his face and was a light in the locker room.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cKyren was a bright star,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cHe had an incredible personality. I\u2019ll remember him as somebody that had a love for the game, a love for being a Tiger, and was a guy that played with great emotion&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kelly added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhen you think of Kyren, you\u2019re going to smile most of the time because of the way he handled himself. He was a guy that was full of energy. 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