There are some coaches entering the 2025 season with a ‘must-deliver’ notice. One of them will be Brian Kelly, whose series of near misses is now testing fans’ patience. Kelly has to brave one kryptonite of his Baton Rouge stint to cement his legacy as one of the Tigers’ best head coaches. He is leaving no stone unturned in his pursuit of getting over one major hump, even if that might put his players through a tough grind. And that means no excuses whatsoever.
Like James Franklin struggles to beat ranked teams in the season, Kelly struggles to start his season with a win. In his 3 years so far at LSU, the coach has yet to win the opening game of the year. Kelly has registered double-digit wins and also reached the SEC championship game with the Tigers. But he is yet to start his season with a bang, unlike his rivals. Losing two opener games to FSU and one to USC, Brian Kelly will now face ACC phenom Clemson in their first 2025 game.
“We’ve made it a specific goal,” he told LSU insider Wilson Alexander. Brian Kelly seems to be hell-bent on ending this trend with a win over Clemson. And nothing is going to stop him. Nic Anderson, the projected leader of the Tigers’ WR room this year, was injured in a car accident last Friday. Alexander reports that Kelly is in no mood to keep Anderson out of the Clemson game. He’s not only putting blinders on himself. The coach is also forcing his squad to put them on.
LSU WR Nic Anderson was in a car accident Friday night and needed medical treatment, Brian Kelly told me, but it’s not going to sideline him long. He’s expected to practice at the start of camp.
— Wilson Alexander (@whalexander_) July 14, 2025
“We’ve made this a specific goal. And, a specific goal meaning, it’s tangible for our guys,” Kelly said. And he has an interesting measure to get the Tigers focused on beating the rival Tigers. “If you go through the weight room, we’ve got a Clemson paw print on the bags that we hit every day. It’s on every monitor in the building to go 1-0… It’s important that our kids want that. They can taste it,” he added.
Brian Kelly is locked in on beating a very good Clemson team this year. It will be an exciting fight to see playing out on the field. The Tigers’ clash will be a battle royale, with Garrett Nussmeier facing off against Cade Klubnik. Both teams will feature some elite units, and this game will set the tone for both of their schedules. Will Kelly be able to finally have an opening win for himself?
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