.Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 1, 2024, 11:45 PM ETLAS LAS VEGA-- Brian Kelly hammered his left first adverse the news conference dining table thus tough his canteen nearly pitched over.After No. thirteen LSU held a four-point lead along with merely under 6 moments left in its period opener and also lost 27-20 to No. 23 USC on Sunday evening, Kelly didn't hold back when covering his stress." Our experts had some fellas play their butts off tonight and also our team're sitting here once more, our team are actually sitting right here again referring to the very same things!" Kelly claimed as he banged the table. "About not finishing when you possess a challenger in a position to place all of them away. Yet what our team're carrying out on the side project is actually seeming like the activity mores than." Kelly mentioned this is actually the very first time during his LSU tenure that he has actually been "upset" at his staff and also added that it lacked a "deadly inclination."" I'm thus furious about it that I've reached throw down the gauntlet. I am actually refraining a good enough job as a coach," Kelly stated. "I have actually reached trainer them much better due to the fact that it's improper for our team certainly not to have actually located a means to succeed this football video game. It's outrageous. It is actually ridiculous." In spite of amounting to 421 backyards of outburst as well as regulating the time of possession through six minutes, Kelly's crew neglected to exploit. Their 1st ride of the game took a trip 74 lawns on 13 plays in over seven moments, but it caused absolutely no aspects. Though they tracked for the majority of the initial half, LSU managed to snatch the lead twice in the 3rd quarter.Editor's Picks2 Related" Sadly, it's clear that, when our experts get up in an activity, our company do not understand just how to handle our own selves," Kelly stated. "You've reached place teams away. Our company had a possibility to put this staff away. Our team acquire satisfied, our team make even more errors when we're ahead of time rather than possessing a, you understand, far better emphasis and also a steely eyed fantastic impulse. That is actually disappointing." To Kelly's point, the Tigers had 10 penalties for 99 gardens to the Trojans' 6, and also a couple of occurred in turning points. On USC's game-winning drive, a targeting penalty on LSU placed the Trojans inside the red region, where they immediately scored with eight secs left.It wasn't just fines that put LSU in a posture to come up brief. The Tigers' ground game also strained. Earlier in the week, LSU offensive electrician Will certainly Campbell had actually stated the Tigers would run the ball against the Trojans." That's certainly not something our team are actually making an effort to keep silent," Campbell claimed Tuesday. "I am actually saying to everyone at the moment. Our company are actually heading to manage the football." By the end of the night, however, LSU had just 117 backyards on the ground and also must depend on quarterback Garrett Nussmeier to sustain the offense. Nussmeier almost carried out, tossing for over 300 gardens and also pair of touchdowns, however after recording the go-ahead TD in the third quarter, LSU's offense slowed and enabled USC's new-look defense under organizer D'Anton Lynn to maintain the Trojans in the activity with many essential third-down ceases." They had every right to become certain," USC instructor Lincoln Riley claimed of LSU's objectionable line. "However so did we. Our company only failed to discuss it in the media." Of the thirteen third downs the Tigers faced, they turned a to begin with down only 5 opportunities. After they slashed an okay touchdown in the third quarter, the next 4 LSU drives led to 2 punts, a basket and an interception by Nussmeier that sealed the outcome." For our company to become the kind of soccer crew I yearn for, our company have to get rid of the ridiculous errors," Kelly pointed out. "Lastly, we must have the capacity to participate in off of each other much better.".