Grambling State faces No.14 LSU on Saturday, September 9, 2023 (9/9/23) at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Brian Kelly spent some time this week trying to clarify what he meant when he stated after a season-opening, lopsided loss to Florida State that his team “wasn’t the team I thought it was.”
“The game of football requires a competitive edge that we lacked” against Florida State, Kelly said. “Understanding and recognizing how our team was thinking and what they thought about themselves and their beliefs — all those things come into question when you talk about the performance. It’s not just about talent.”
Whether the game’s result is significant in the context either team’s season is another question. Grambling plays in the second-tier Football Championship Subdivision. When such teams visit Tiger Stadium, they almost always lose by a lot. Smith tore his anterior cruciate ligament celebrating a teammates tackle in last season’s opener. Last week, he was barred from playing by the NCAA because he took part in a paid autograph signing just weeks before rule changes allowed college players to be paid for their name, image or likeness .“We have to be realistic,” Kelly said. “When you haven’t played in over a year, he’s not going to be able to play the duration of the game.
Kelly said there’s bound to be a “learning curve” in a new position. The coach added that LSU also has an obligation to develop top players in ways that set them up for NFL careers.
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