Brian Kelly insists he'd put this LSU team against 'any in the SEC right now'

Brian Kelly and LSU are 2-0 against Tigers in the past few weeks.

The Bayou Bengals downed Auburn 48-18 Saturday behind another strong showing from Jayden Daniels and Co. LSU’s head coach met with media following the dominant win.

Here’s a few quotes from Kelly’s postgame press conference:

To start, Kelly reiterated that the Tigers control their own destiny and that he would put the Tigers against any team in the SEC right now:

Brian Kelly following the 40-point win: “We control our own destiny … I’ll put this team up against any in the (SEC) right now.”

— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) October 15, 2023

Kelly also noted that because the crowd at Death Valley was so loud the offense had to move to non-verbal cues:

Brian Kelly said the crowd was so loud tonight that its offense had to go to a nonverbal cadence. #LSU

— Koki Riley (@KokiRiley) October 15, 2023

Kelly also mentioned that OL Emery Jones has a sprained ankle. Thankfully, Jones’ injury comes just before a game against Army followed by a bye week. Then comes Alabama on Nov. 11.

Brian Kelly says Emery Jones had an ankle sprain. That’s a major relief.

— Preston Guy (@PGuy_77) October 15, 2023

Here’s more from Kelly’s press conference:

Brian Kelly: “Kyren dropped a ball, came to the sideline and said ‘coach I owe you one’, and I said ‘no, you owe me two.’ and he got those two for us.”

— Matthew Brune (@MatthewBrune_) October 15, 2023

“We beat a good team tonight and beat them in a manner that doesn’t happen often.” – Brian Kelly

— Matthew Brune (@MatthewBrune_) October 15, 2023

On Zy Alexander, Brian Kelly said that he needed to be more aggressive and grittier at CB heading into this week.

Kelly was pleased with his aggressiveness tonight. #LSU

— Koki Riley (@KokiRiley) October 15, 2023