Brian Kelly has scored his first win as head coach of the LSU Tigers.

LSU took it to Southern in a Baton Rouge battle, downing the Jaguars 65-17. Kelly was complimentary of the Tigers postgame.

“It was an exciting day in Baton Rouge, playing Southern,” Kelly said. “We were excited about this matchup. It was great for the city, the community.”

Kelly touched on the performance of Kayshon Boutte, who struggled against Florida State after immense offseason hype labelled him one of the top receivers in the SEC.

Kelly also praised Jayden Daniels for his performance against the Jaguars. The Arizona State transfer played better Saturday than he did Sunday night against the Seminoles, completing all but 1 pass on the evening for 137 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Garrett Nussmeier was able to play later in the game as well. He copleted 13 of his 23 passes for 183 yards.

Here’s more from Kelly’s postgame availability: