After struggling one more painful season-opening loss, LSU coach Brian Kelly could not include his frustration.
In his postgame press convention following Sunday’s 27-20 defeat towards USC within the Vegas Kickoff Traditional, Kelly emphasised his level by pounding his fist down on the desk so laborious it almost knocked over his water bottle.
“We’re sitting right here once more … we’re sitting right here once more,” Kelly mentioned with an emphatic slam, “speaking about the identical issues, about not ending when you have got an opponent able to place ’em away.”
LSU, ranked No. 12 within the preseason US LBM Coaches Ballot, led by 4 factors with lower than six minutes to play, however could not cease the No. 23 Trojans from driving the size of the sphere within the remaining two minutes for the game-winning landing.
Kelly admitted it was the primary time in his three years as LSU head coach that he is been this displeased together with his staff.
“I am so indignant about it that I’ve received to do one thing about it. I am not doing a ok job as a coach,” Kelly mentioned. “I’ve received to educate ’em higher as a result of it is unacceptable for us to not have discovered a strategy to win this soccer recreation. It is ridiculous.”
The loss prolonged a doubtful streak for the Tigers, who’ve misplaced their opening recreation every of the previous 5 seasons.
Significantly irritating for Kelly and LSU was that the game-winning rating was arrange by a 15-yard concentrating on penalty on Tigers security Jardin Gilbert that moved the ball to the Tigers’ 13-yard line. On the following play, USC’s Woody Marks scampered 13 yards into the tip zone to snap a 20-20 tie and seal the Trojans’ victory.
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