.Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 1, 2024, 11:45 PM ETLAS LAS VEGA-- Brian Kelly knocked his left side clenched fist down on the news conference dining table therefore challenging his water bottle almost toppled over.After No. thirteen LSU kept a four-point top along with just under six mins left in its season opener as well as lost 27-20 to No. 23 USC on Sunday night, Kelly really did not hold off when discussing his disappointments." We possessed some fellas play their buttocks off tonight and also our company are actually resting listed here again, our company're resting right here again discussing the exact same traits!" Kelly stated as he pounded the dining table. "Regarding certainly not finishing when you possess a challenger in a setting to place them away. But what our team're performing on the side project is actually feeling like the game is over." Kelly claimed this is the very first time during the course of his LSU tenure that he has actually been "angry" at his group as well as added that it did not have a "awesome impulse."" I'm so upset regarding it that I have actually reached throw down the gauntlet. I'm not doing a satisfactory job as a coach," Kelly claimed. "I've reached instructor them much better given that it's improper for our company not to have actually located a way to gain this football video game. It is actually ridiculous. It's ridiculous." Even with completing 421 gardens of offense and also controlling the moment of assets by 6 moments, Kelly's group neglected to exploit. Their initial ride of the video game journeyed 74 lawns on 13 plays in over 7 minutes, yet it led to zero factors. Though they tracked for a lot of the initial fifty percent, LSU had the ability to snatch the lead twice in the third quarter.Editor's Picks2 Connected" Unfortunately, it's clear that, when we get up in an activity, our experts perform not know exactly how to manage our own selves," Kelly stated. "You have actually reached put staffs away. Our team possessed an option to put this crew away. Our team acquire obsequious, we create more oversights when our experts're ahead rather than having a, you know, much better concentration and also a cold-blooded eyed awesome reaction. That is actually unsatisfactory." To Kelly's factor, the Tigers had 10 fines for 99 gardens to the Trojans' six, and also a handful of took place in turning points. On USC's game-winning ride, a targeting charge on LSU placed the Trojans inside the red area, where they quickly racked up with 8 few seconds left.It wasn't just penalties that put LSU in a posture to come up brief. The Tigers' ground activity also had a hard time. Earlier in the week, LSU offending electrician Will definitely Campbell had actually said the Tigers would certainly rush the round against the Trojans." That is actually certainly not something our experts are actually making an effort to maintain peaceful," Campbell said Tuesday. "I'm saying to everybody right now. Our team're going to operate the soccer." By the edge of the evening, nevertheless, LSU possessed merely 117 gardens on the ground and also must rely on quarterback Garrett Nussmeier to feed the offense. Nussmeier virtually did, tossing for over 300 lawns and pair of touchdowns, however after counting the okay TD in the third one-fourth, LSU's outburst stalled and permitted USC's new-look self defense under coordinator D'Anton Lynn to keep the Trojans in the game with numerous key third-down ceases." They had every right to be certain," USC coach Lincoln Riley stated of LSU's objectionable line. "Yet so did our company. We simply didn't discuss it in the media." Of the thirteen third downs the Tigers dealt with, they transformed a to begin with down only five opportunities. After they scored a green light goal in the third one-fourth, the next 4 LSU drives led to pair of puntings, a basket and also an interception through Nussmeier that sealed the result." For us to become the sort of regulation football group I prefer, our experts need to get rid of the foolish mistakes," Kelly mentioned. "Ultimately, our experts need to have the capacity to play off of each other far better.".