LSU coach Brian Kelly apologized for going at a reporter following Saturday’s win over Florida. He also took ownership for his mistake in the matter.
“I’ve texted with [the reporter] and offered my apology to him for the way I handled the questioning,” Kelly said during a news conference Monday. “I think it’s important to understand that you know, my standards relative to how we work with the media on a day-to-day basis, need to be higher, and I take responsibility for that, and I’ll be better in the future.”
After the Tigers scored only one touchdown, the reporter wanted to know why there wasn’t much firepower on offense. Kelly leaned in and was relentless.
“Stop. Really? Is that the first question? We won the game 20-10,” Kelly said. “Try another question. What do you want me to tell you? I just laid it out for you. We played the game to win the game.”
The reporter tried a different angle and was again shut down by Kelly.
“You’re looking at this from the wrong perspective,” Kelly said. “LSU won the football game, won the game. I don’t know what you want from me. What do you want? You want us to win 70-0 against Florida to keep you happy?
“Those are ridiculous questions and I’m getting tired of it. That football team just worked their tail off to get an SEC win and you want to know what’s wrong. You know what? You’re spoiled,”
LSU is averaging 20 points per game with five touchdowns so far this season. Tigers QB Garrett Nussmeier is also dealing with a torso injury, which has limited the play calling. We’ll see how they make adjustments in the coming week.
The Tigers host Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday (7:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network).
