(Photo : Candice Ward/Getty Images) Head coach Brian Kelly of the LSU Tigers appears to be like down the sector within the second quarter of the Vegas Kickoff Classic in opposition to the USC Trojans at Allegiant Stadium on September 01, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Trojans defeated the Tigers 27-20.
Louisiana State University head coach Brian Kelly was visibly upset after his staff misplaced to the University of South Carolina Trojans on Sunday, 27-20.
The no. 13 Tigers have been main by 4 factors with simply six minutes left within the match. But a number of errors and penalties within the essential minutes of the sport gave the no. 23 Trojans the win, with Woody Marks scoring a 13-year dashing landing with simply eight seconds within the clock.
During the press convention after the beautiful loss, Kelly was clearly disillusioned on the staff’s efficiency. At one level, the previous Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach slammed his fist on the desk in an act of frustration over the loss.
“We had some guys play their butts off tonight and we’re sitting here again, we’re sitting here again talking about the same things!” the coach mentioned.
“About not finishing when you have an opponent in a position to put them away. But what we’re doing on the sideline is feeling like the game is over.”
“I’m not doing a good enough job as a coach … it’s unacceptable for us not to have found a way to win this football game.”
Brian Kelly says he is “angry” together with his staff after the loss to USC. pic.twitter.com/vloYGyKDh2
— ESPN (@espn) September 2, 2024
The coach blamed himself for “not doing a good enough job” main the staff, but in addition admitted that he was “angry” on the Tigers–the first time he is felt this fashion in direction of his squad, ESPN famous.
The loss prolonged LSU’s season-opener losses to 5 years, three of which have been beneath Coach Kelly.
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Why Did LSU Lose?
The Tigers trailed for a lot of the match, solely securing its first lead within the third quarter. Kelly blamed the loss on complacency and making errors whereas they have been forward.
LSU had 10 penalties for 99 yards–most occurred throughout the late minutes of the Sunday face-off–while USC solely had six, ESPN mentioned.
On the game-winning TD, LSU was referred to as for a focusing on penalty, pushing the opponents to the pink zone and permitting them to attain with simply eight seconds left, The Athletic famous.
Hoping to attain its first win, LSU will face the Nicholls State Colonels on Saturday, Sept. 7. at residence.
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