.Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 1, 2024, 11:45 PM ETLAS VEGAS-- Brian Kelly hammered his nigh side hand down on the press conference dining table so tough his canteen nearly pitched over.After No. thirteen LSU kept a four-point lead with just under 6 mins left in its own season opener and also dropped 27-20 to No. 23 USC on Sunday evening, Kelly failed to hold back when covering his frustrations." Our experts possessed some guys play their butts off tonight and our team're sitting listed below once more, our company're sitting below once again referring to the exact same traits!" Kelly claimed as he knocked the table. "Regarding certainly not finishing when you possess a challenger in a placement to place all of them away. However what we're carrying out on the side project is actually seeming like the activity ends." Kelly stated this is actually the very first time in the course of his LSU tenure that he has actually been "irritated" at his staff as well as added that it was without a "killer intuition."" I'm so mad concerning it that I have actually reached do something about it. I am actually refraining from doing a good enough project as a train," Kelly stated. "I've got to train all of them a lot better due to the fact that it's inappropriate for us not to have found a means to gain this volleyball video game. It's outrageous. It is actually insane." Despite completing 421 lawns of offense as well as managing the time of belongings by six mins, Kelly's group neglected to take advantage of. Their 1st ride of the video game took a trip 74 lawns on thirteen plays in over seven minutes, however it caused absolutely no points. Though they routed for many of the very first one-half, LSU was able to snatch the top twice in the 3rd quarter.Editor's Picks2 Related" Sadly, it is actually crystal clear that, when we stand up in an activity, our experts perform not recognize how to manage ourselves," Kelly pointed out. "You have actually got to place staffs away. Our experts possessed a possibility to put this crew away. We get unconcerned, our experts make more blunders when our team're ahead rather than possessing a, you understand, far better concentration as well as a steely eyed killer instinct. That's unsatisfying." To Kelly's aspect, the Tigers possessed 10 penalties for 99 yards to the Trojans' 6, and also a couple of developed in turning points. On USC's game-winning travel, a targeting charge on LSU placed the Trojans inside the red area, where they without delay scored along with eight seconds left.It had not been just fines that put LSU in a placement to follow up short. The Tigers' ground game likewise struggled. Previously in the week, LSU offensive electrician Are going to Campbell had actually pointed out the Tigers would dash the ball against the Trojans." That is actually not something our company are actually making an effort to always keep quiet," Campbell mentioned Tuesday. "I am actually telling everyone at the moment. We're heading to run the soccer." By the end of the night, nonetheless, LSU had simply 117 lawns on the ground and needed to depend on quarterback Garrett Nussmeier to fuel the outburst. Nussmeier virtually did, tossing for over 300 gardens and also pair of touchdowns, but after recording the green light TD in the 3rd one-fourth, LSU's outburst slowed and allowed USC's new-look defense under organizer D'Anton Lynn to keep the Trojans in the activity along with numerous key third-down deters." They possessed every right to become certain," USC trainer Lincoln Riley said of LSU's offending line. "But so performed our company. Our company merely failed to discuss it in the media." Of the 13 third downs the Tigers faced, they transformed an initially down only five times. After they slashed a go-ahead touchdown in the 3rd fourth, the following 4 LSU drives caused pair of puntings, a basket and also an interception through Nussmeier that closed the end result." For our company to be the kind of soccer crew I really want, our experts have to eliminate the crazy mistakes," Kelly claimed. "Lastly, our company must manage to play off of each other far better.".