LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier talks Week 1 opponent – Clemson
LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier talks at SEC Media Days about the Tigers’ Week 1 game at Clemson.
ATLANTA – He has never done this before, never put so much emphasis on what amounts to less than 10 percent of a football season.
One game. One lousy game is now everything at LSU.
“Because now it’s a goal,” LSU coach Brian Kelly says. “A tangible, specific and difficult goal.”
And a flashpoint to what has become a critical season for Kelly.
When LSU travels to Clemson to begin the season, it’s more than a mega matchup between two blue bloods with national title hopes. More than a crossroads for Kelly’s buildout at LSU.
It’s a microcosm of the now great unknown of college football.
The Brian Kelly of old would never put so much emphasis on one game, much less sell out for the first game of the season. But the here and now and transitory nature of college football is different, and it demands drastic measures after consecutive losses in season openers to Florida State (twice) and Southern California.
So Kelly had Clemson signage placed all over the football facility at LSU. Logos and paw prints all over the weight room and heavy bags, strategically placed to leave no doubt.
He has preached all offseason that this is the most talented team he has had since arriving at LSU in 2022, seemingly willing his team to embrace the expectations. The message didn’t change during the first day of SEC Media Days.
He says this should be the best offense he has had at LSU (hello, Jayden Daniels), and now believes highly paid defensive coordinator Blake Baker has the personnel to build the unit into the nation’s elite.
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Publish date : 2025-07-15 10:03:00
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