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Brian Kelly’s first two years at LSU have been largely successful.
After leaving Notre Dame, where he’s the winningest coach in program history, he has turned in a 20-7 record in two years in Baton Rouge, featuring back-to-back 10-win seasons as his program produced a Heisman-winner in 2023.
In spite of that, there have been some questions surrounding Kelly and the direction of the program. Like his three predecessors, Kelly is expected to win a national title, and the Tigers seem like they still have a way to go in that regard.
Still, ESPN analyst Greg McElroy doesn’t understand the negativity, and he defended Kelly on his “Always College Football” podcast.
“I think Brian Kelly is a really good coach,” McElroy said, per On3. “He won a lot of games at Notre Dame when people said it couldn’t be done anymore. He revitalized that program. It became a steady player in the College Football Playoff conversation. Now he takes over at LSU, has won 10 games in consecutive years, has had a Heisman Trophy winner. I don’t really know what there is to be negative about with Brian Kelly. Like, he won 10 games, he has been to the SEC Championship already.
“Yes, he will have to replace Jayden Daniels. Yes, I think, personally, (Garrett) Nussmeier is going to be very well-equipped to take over at that position. They have great weapons on the perimeter. Now it’s about figuring things out on the defensive side. If I look back at his teams at Notre Dame, how often was defense a huge liability? It wasn’t. It wasn’t at all. I think he went out and hired a really good defensive coordinator in Blake Baker. As far as the playing field is concerned, I don’t think LSU is in a bad spot whatsoever. They’re going to continue to win. Winning 10 games a year in the SEC is pretty dang hard to do.”
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Author : LSU Tigers Wire
Publish date : 2024-06-04 15:49:33
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