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Brian Kelly Discusses Fake Southern Accent After being Hired as LSU Head Coach

LSU head coach Brian Kelly has had an eventful start to his tenure in Baton Rouge, including a dance video with 5-star quarterback Walker Howard and the debut of a Southern accent when speaking with Tigers fans at an LSU men's basketball game.

Walker Howard

Got my coach! ud83dudc2fud83dudc2f <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachBrianKelly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachBrianKelly</a> <a href="https://t.co/j0nurt5sMa">pic.twitter.com/j0nurt5sMa</a>

Mike Bundt

Brian Kelly making his welcome speech at halftime of the Ohio/LSU basketball game tonight. <a href="https://t.co/Jk3bjAvrh8">pic.twitter.com/Jk3bjAvrh8</a>

On Tuesday, Kelly joined the ESPN broadcast booth for an interview and addressed both moments during LSU's Texas Bowl game against Kansas State (h/t Awful Announcing and Jeff Nowak of Audacy Sports).