There’s nothing quite like coaching in the SEC.
Even for someone like [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag], the third-winningest active head coach at the FBS level who has led a college football program in every season since 1991, there can be a bit of a learning curve.
Kelly will hope to manage the hardships in his first run through the SEC as the Tigers look to bounce back from a 6-7 finish in 2021 that resulted in former coach Ed Orgeron’s dismissal midway through the season.
Not many are high on LSU entering 2022, but SEC Network sideline reporter and analyst Cole Cubelic offered a more optimistic outlook during an appearance on On3’s “The Hard Count.”
“We’ve spent a lot of time on our show, on other shows debating who is the third best team in the SEC,” Cubelic said. “LSU rarely comes up. … But if you go over the next three years, the guys that are on rosters on Sundays, outside of Alabama and Georgia, I think LSU has the most guys that are going to be drafted and that are going to play in the NFL on this roster right now. That doesn’t mean you’re going to go win 10 games. So he’s got his hands full.”
LSU’s roster is certainly more talented than some realize after retooling through the transfer portal and a recruiting class that features potential immediate impact players like five-star linebacker [autotag]Harold Perkins[/autotag], a prospect from the Lone Star State who Kelly managed to flip from Texas A&M.
The improvements may not come overnight, but this is a team that could be set to surprise some observers in 2022.
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