.Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 1, 2024, 11:45 PM ETLAS VEGAS-- Brian Kelly banged his remaining clenched fist adverse the news conference dining table so tough his canteen almost fell over.After No. thirteen LSU kept a four-point top along with just under 6 moments left behind in its own season opener as well as shed 27-20 to No. 23 USC on Sunday evening, Kelly failed to keep back when covering his frustrations." Our company had some men play their butts off tonight and also our experts're sitting listed here once again, our experts're resting listed here again discussing the very same things!" Kelly said as he pounded the dining table. "Concerning certainly not finishing when you possess an enemy in a placement to place them away. But what our experts are actually carrying out on the side project is thinking that the activity ends." Kelly mentioned this is actually the first time throughout his LSU tenure that he has actually been actually "angry" at his staff as well as incorporated that it lacked a "deadly reaction."" I'm therefore angry concerning it that I have actually got to do something about it. I am actually refraining a good enough task as a trainer," Kelly mentioned. "I have actually got to train all of them better since it is actually improper for us not to have discovered a means to succeed this football activity. It's foolish. It's outrageous." Even with totaling 421 yards of offense as well as handling the moment of belongings through 6 moments, Kelly's crew fell short to utilize. Their 1st travel of the video game traveled 74 backyards on thirteen plays in over 7 minutes, however it resulted in absolutely no points. Though they routed for many of the initial one-half, LSU had the ability to get the lead twice in the 3rd quarter.Editor's Picks2 Associated" However, it's clear that, when our company rise in a video game, our company do not recognize exactly how to manage our own selves," Kelly stated. "You have actually reached place teams away. We had an option to place this group away. Our company get complacent, our team bring in more errors when our team're ahead of time instead of possessing a, you know, far better emphasis and also a steely eyed awesome reaction. That is actually unsatisfactory." To Kelly's factor, the Tigers possessed 10 penalties for 99 yards to the Trojans' 6, as well as a handful of took place in turning points. On USC's game-winning travel, a targeting penalty on LSU placed the Trojans inside the reddish zone, where they immediately scored along with 8 few seconds left.It wasn't just fines that place LSU in a position to find up brief. The Tigers' ground video game also struggled. Previously in the full week, LSU offensive electrician Will certainly Campbell had said the Tigers will rush the round against the Trojans." That's certainly not something our experts are actually attempting to keep peaceful," Campbell mentioned Tuesday. "I'm saying to everybody at the moment. Our company're going to manage the regulation football." Due to the edge of the evening, nevertheless, LSU had merely 117 gardens on the ground and also needed to rely upon quarterback Garrett Nussmeier to sustain the offense. Nussmeier nearly carried out, tossing for over 300 yards and two touchdowns, yet after scoring the consent TD in the 3rd one-fourth, LSU's offense slowed as well as allowed USC's new-look defense under planner D'Anton Lynn to keep the Trojans in the activity with numerous key third-down deters." They had every right to be positive," USC coach Lincoln Riley stated of LSU's outrageous line. "Yet so performed we. Our company only really did not talk about it in the media." Of the thirteen third downs the Tigers dealt with, they changed a first down merely 5 opportunities. After they slashed a go-ahead touchdown in the third fourth, the upcoming four LSU drives caused two punts, a basket and also an interception by Nussmeier that sealed off the result." For us to become the type of football crew I yearn for, our experts have to remove the half-witted oversights," Kelly stated. "Eventually, our team have to have the capacity to participate in off of each other much better.".