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Brian Kelly picks up 5-figure bonus for LSU’s SEC West title
By Rolando Rosa
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Brian Kelly continues to rack up extra cash during his first season in Baton Rouge. The LSU coach earned a $75,000 bonus for capturing the SEC West title.
LSU clinched the crown by edging host Arkansas 13-10 and Alabama’s 30-24 victory at Ole Miss.
LSU coach Brian Kelly picks up $75,000 bonus, as Alabama's win over Mississippi results in Tigers clinching SEC West title.
Kelly now has $575,000 in bonuses so far.
— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) November 13, 2022
Kelly has amassed $575,000 in bonuses this season.
LSU held Arkansas scoreless for the final 13:17 to claim its 8th victory of the season. Freshman linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. sealed the victory with a strip sack and also added 2 forced fumbles, 4 sacks and 8 tackles. Mekhi Wingo scooped up the forced fumble.
LSU limited Arkansas to 249 total yards. After the victory, Kelly declared that the best is yet to come for an LSU squad that will get a crack at No. 1 Georgia in 3 weeks.
“We are far from a finished product,” Kelly said via The Associated Press. “I don’t think anybody in that locker room thinks we have arrived.”
Next up for LSU is a home contest against UAB on Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 9 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN2.
The all-time series is tied at 1 between the programs, with both meetings in Baton Rouge. LSU took the last matchup 56-17 in 2013. UAB won the inaugural meeting 13-10 in 2000.
