If Brian Kelly has a sense of humor, he’ll take the stage Monday at SEC Media Days speaking in that faux Southern drawl he unveiled last winter.
I do declare, it is so nice to be here in America's South. On behalf of me and my faammm-uh-leeee, bless your hearts.
Phony accent aside, Kelly has plenty to feel good about after his first offseason navigating the pressure-cooker LSU job. He salvaged a serviceable 2022 signing class, then supplemented it with one of the nation’s best transfer hauls. The Tigers' 2023 recruiting ranking is surging after a commitment hot streak.