Tag: Brian Kelly press conference

Updating the status of Jayden Daniels, Jay Ward, other injured Tigers heading into contest vs. Auburn

Brian Kelly had good news regarding several Tigers injuries on Monday.

The Tigers earned a convincing 38-0 shutout over New Mexico on Saturday, but they did not emerge unscathed. A number of key players left the game with injuries (or missed it entirely).

[autotag]Major Burns[/autotag] didn’t play, and he won’t against Auburn in Week 5, either, as he’s set to miss 3-6 weeks as he’s dealing with a neck injury. But [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] updated the injury situation on Monday, and the news is much more encouraging for several other players.

Arguably the most important one is quarterback [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag], who left in the third quarter with a lower back injury. He didn’t return despite being cleared, and Kelly said he has no residuals from the injury and should be practicing this week. It seems likely he will be available on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Tigers’ starting nickel [autotag]Jay Ward[/autotag] missed the game but is expected to return to practice on Tuesday and should be cleared on Saturday, barring any setbacks. Running back [autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag] is considered day-to-day with a hamstring injury, but there’s a chance he plays, as well.

Kelly didn’t update BJ Ojulari’s status, but the edge rusher seems to have been held out against the Lobos as a precaution. It would be surprising if he didn’t suit up against Auburn.

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Brian Kelly said LSU is preparing for rough conditions against Auburn due to Hurricane Ian

Kelly said the team is preparing for windy and rainy conditions in Auburn, Alabama, on Saturday night.

As the west coast of Florida hunkers down in preparation for what could be devastating effects of Hurricane Ian, college football programs around the region are monitoring the situation.

That includes Tigers coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag], who discussed how the team is preparing for potential bad weather in Saturday’s contest on the road against Auburn.

“No doubt. We’ve talked about a gameplan in terms of what it might look like, hopefully that’s going to pass through,” Kelly said. “We’re going to get probably some rain of some kind and that’ll be our first time in that kind of element. It’s a grass situation, so you put those plans together relative to what that would look like if, in fact, we did get hit with some severe rain.”

The current track shows the hurricane staying well away from eastern Alabama, but that doesn’t mean the game couldn’t be impacted by the outer bands. Per the 10 p.m. CT rainfall potential update from the National Hurricane Center, Auburn could be set to receive up to four inches of rain.

Kelly may be new to coaching in the south, but he’s dealt with the impacts of hurricanes before, most notably against Clemson in 2015 and NC State the following year while he was at Notre Dame.

“I’ve been in two remnants of hurricanes, one at North Carolina State, which was abysmal and I think the other was at Clemson,” Kelly said. “They affect the game conditions, and so you have to plan accordingly in terms of your passing game, running game. Kicking game is affected dramatically. Field position, tactically how you call a game. You just have to wrap your head around it prior to and prepare for it. And then, quite frankly, you have to react accordingly during the game.

“I’m not making too much of it. I’m not going to put too much on our players. Our players just need to play, and as coaches we’ll adapt accordingly during the game.”

LSU’s Week 5 contest should go on as planned, but it will likely be in less pristine conditions than the team has faced to this point.

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