When you think about it, the LSU-USC football game in Week 1 of the 2024 college football season is a measurement of how accountable these two coaching staffs and rosters truly are. Both teams were not detail-oriented or generally responsible on defense last season. We have spoken a lot about this problem at USC. LSU and Brian Kelly are in the same position, as LSU Tigers Wire recently explained:
Kelly didn’t shy away from it when talking to the SEC Network Monday morning and when he was asked about the Ole Miss loss later, Kelly offered more thoughts.
“That game cost us a chance to be in the playoffs,” Kelly said, “In many ways, it forced our hand to evaluate our defense and what we needed to do in the offseason.”
“That game really became the mark for where we can’t go again,” Kelly said.
The change Kelly mentioned was the firing and replacing of the entire defensive staff. Kelly knows LSU can’t afford to have another letdown like that on one side of the ball. This year, the aim is look like a much more complete team.
That sounds very familiar to USC football fans. Call this game the “Accountability Bowl.”
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