After a three-game losing streak, LSU could have quit. LSU was knocked out of the SEC title race and playoff hunt after losing to Florida and the Tigers had to find something else to play for.
With back-to-back home games to finish the year, LSU showed up. Brian Kelly’s team didn’t quit and capped off the regular season with wins over Vanderbilt and Oklahoma.
Following the win over the Sooners, Kelly was adamant about what he was building at LSU.
“I’m proud of my team,” Kelly said, “Last two weeks, they listened to the narratives out there that they weren’t excited to play for anything, that the season was over, and they simply went out and played inspired football the last two weeks.”
Kelly didn’t stop there.
“We’re taking receipts, and, you know, we’ll see you at the national championship. This team’s building,” Kelly said.
Kelly said he knows what the standards are in Baton Rouge.
“Everybody wants to win every game. We wanted to win every game. We’re not happy if we lose a game,” Kelly said.
But despite LSU’s struggles and inconsistencies in 2024, Kelly still believes in the foundation of the program.
“We’re happy about the foundation of this program, playing with young players that are only going to get better and we’re going to supplement those players,” Kelly said.
Kelly saying LSU will supplement the core echoes what we’ve heard the last couple of weeks — LSU will be aggressive in the transfer portal.
On top of what LSU may add from the portal, Kelly said LSU will retain key players and that excites him about the future of this program.