Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin learned a lot from Nick Saban — especially about the dangers of preseason praise and high expectations being placed upon a team by fans and media. As SEC Media Days kicked off on Monday, Kiffin cited the former Alabama coach who described such praise as “rat poison.
LSU head coach Brian Kelly speaks during Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days Monday, July 15, 2024, in Dallas. Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin speaks during the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days Monday, July 15, 2024, in Dallas. LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier speaks during Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days Monday, July 15, 2024, in Dallas.
Kelly and Kiffin shared the spotlight on Day 1 of the SEC’s four-day, talkin'-season extravaganza. Their teams enter the 2024 season with very different vibes: Ole Miss is getting plenty of buzz; LSU, despite consecutive 10-win seasons, is looking like a team with lots of unanswered questions.In both of Kelly’s seasons at LSU since leaving Notre Dame, the Tigers haven’t been what was expected.
After three seasons of top-10 national high school recruiting classes, LSU might be better situated to contend this year than last, even while replacing Daniels and two wide receivers that were selected in the first round of the NFL draft. Coming off an 11-win season, the Rebels return quarterback Jaxson Dart, receiver Tre Harris and tight end Caden Prieskorn. Sensing an opportunity with Alabama in transition and the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams,with the help of a robust effort by the Grove Collective, which provides name, image and likeness compensation to Rebels athletes.
“As you look over time, look in professional sports, there are plenty of teams that were supposed to be good or added these great free-agent teams and they came together, all these free agents, and don’t play well together,” Kiffin said.
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