Brian Kelly got heated during emotional press conference after loss to USC

Brian Kelly made his frustration clear during his postgame press conference on Sunday night.

For the fifth year in a row, LSU is starting its season 0-1 after squandering an opportunity to take down USC in Las Vegas. The Tigers ultimately fell 27-20, and when coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] addressed the media after the game, he was despondent.

“I think it’s the first time since I’ve been here that I’m pretty angry at our football team,” Kelly said. “The thing that is most concerning for me are the personal fouls, the penalties that are selfish. Both of them led to scores, and they’re undisciplined penalties, and effectively they fall back on me.”

Kelly was extremely frustrated with the penalties, of which LSU had 10 for 99 yards. He also said he was disappointed to see what he felt were players prematurely celebrating a win and not playing hard to the end.

“We had some guys that played their butts off tonight, and we’re sitting here again — we’re sitting here again — talking about the same things,” Kelly said as he slammed his fist on the table. “About not finishing when you have an opponent in a position to put them away, but we’re doing on the sideline is acting like the game’s over. And I’m so angry about it that I’ve got to do something about it.

“I’m not doing a good enough job as a coach. I’ve got to coach them better because it’s unacceptable for us not to have found a way to win this football game, it’s ridiculous. It’s crazy.”

Kelly was also disappointed that the team couldn’t finish drives in the red zone, coming away with six points on three trips.

After a third-straight neutral site season-opening loss to begin the Kelly era, the Tigers certainly face quite a few questions. Whether they can get back on track and compete in the expanded SEC remains to be seen.

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