.Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 1, 2024, 11:45 PM ETLAS LAS VEGA-- Brian Kelly knocked his nigh side clenched fist down on the press conference table thus tough his water bottle nearly fell over.After No. thirteen LSU held a four-point lead with just under 6 moments left behind in its period opener and also shed 27-20 to No. 23 USC on Sunday night, Kelly didn't hold back when covering his aggravations." Our company possessed some individuals play their buttocks off tonight and also our company're sitting below once again, our team're sitting listed here once again referring to the exact same things!" Kelly mentioned as he pounded the table. "Regarding not polishing when you possess a rival in a position to put them away. Yet what our company're performing on the subsidiary is feeling like the game is over." Kelly mentioned this is actually the very first time throughout his LSU tenure that he has been "mad" at his staff and incorporated that it lacked a "fantastic inclination."" I'm thus angry about it that I've come to throw down the gauntlet. I am actually refraining from doing an acceptable job as a coach," Kelly stated. "I've reached train them better due to the fact that it is actually unacceptable for our team certainly not to have located a technique to succeed this volleyball activity. It is actually outrageous. It is actually crazy." Regardless of completing 421 lawns of offense and handling the time of possession through six minutes, Kelly's team failed to take advantage of. Their 1st travel of the video game journeyed 74 lawns on 13 plays in over seven mins, yet it caused no aspects. Though they routed for a lot of the initial fifty percent, LSU managed to grab the lead two times in the third quarter.Editor's Picks2 Related" Regrettably, it's very clear that, when our company get up in a video game, we do not recognize exactly how to handle our own selves," Kelly pointed out. "You have actually got to place crews away. Our experts possessed an opportunity to put this team away. Our company acquire complacent, we bring in more blunders when our experts're ahead of time rather than possessing a, you recognize, better focus and also a cold-blooded eyed killer intuition. That's frustrating." To Kelly's point, the Tigers had 10 charges for 99 lawns to the Trojans' six, and a few occurred in turning points. On USC's game-winning drive, a targeting fine on LSU put the Trojans inside the reddish area, where they without delay racked up along with eight few seconds left.It wasn't only penalties that put LSU in a posture ahead up quick. The Tigers' ground activity also battled. Previously in the week, LSU repulsive electrician Will definitely Campbell had pointed out the Tigers would jog the ball versus the Trojans." That's not something we're attempting to maintain quiet," Campbell pointed out Tuesday. "I am actually informing everyone immediately. Our company're heading to run the soccer." By the end of the evening, having said that, LSU had merely 117 backyards on the ground as well as had to rely on quarterback Garrett Nussmeier to feed the outburst. Nussmeier nearly did, tossing for over 300 backyards and also two goals, however after scoring the okay TD in the 3rd fourth, LSU's outburst delayed and also allowed USC's new-look self defense under organizer D'Anton Lynn to always keep the Trojans in the game along with numerous vital third-down deters." They possessed every right to become confident," USC train Lincoln Riley stated of LSU's annoying line. "But so did our company. Our team just failed to refer to it in the media." Of the thirteen 3rd downs the Tigers experienced, they converted a first down only five times. After they slashed a go-ahead goal in the third fourth, the next 4 LSU pushes caused 2 punts, a basket as well as an interception through Nussmeier that sealed off the outcome." For us to be the type of soccer team I wish, we need to deal with the half-witted oversights," Kelly pointed out. "Eventually, we have to have the ability to play off of each other far better.".