Father of ex-LSU star left disabled after brain tumor surgery says he hasn't heard from Brian Kelly, school

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A year and a half ago, Greg Brooks Jr. was a potential NFL prospect, captaining LSU's football team. Today, he is wheelchair bound and hardly able to speak.

In September 2023, Brooks said he was feeling dizzy and vomited at practice. He said the team diagnosed him with vertigo, but the symptoms never subsided.

It was not until over a month later that Brooks was diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent emergency surgery.

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LSU Tigers safety Greg Brooks Jr., #3, during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl between the LSU Tigers and the Purdue Boilermakers on Jan. 2, 2023 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. (David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

However, during the surgery, Brooks said he suffered from several strokes, and he is now relearning to eat, walk and write because of the operation.

"He's at LSU, one of the best colleges in the United States. Would I have ever thought that his best interests wouldn't be at heart? No," Brooks' father, Greg Sr., said in a recent interview with "Good Morning America."

"Honestly, I thought it was fake. Like, I was in disbelief. Like a nightmare that I couldn't wake up from," "Little Greg" said.

However, Greg Sr. added that he has not heard from anyone at the school, "specifically [head coach] Brian Kelly," since October 2023, around the time when Little Greg was diagnosed.

"My son almost lost his life, Coach. Where were you? Forget about football. Pick up the phone and say you love the kid, man," Greg Sr. said.

LSU Tigers safety Greg Brooks Jr., #3, celebrates with teammates Jay Ward, #5, and West Weeks, #33, after intercepting a pass