BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Brian Kelly doesn’t sound worried about managing expectations as he enters what could be a pivotal fourth season with the Tigers.

Not even after a 2024 campaign in which LSU fell short of 10 victories for the first time since Kelly arrived on the bayou from Notre Dame.

“I love what I’ve seen about this football team and feel that’s why I’ve been bullish on our team," Kelly said. "You got to go win the games and execute when you need to execute. But I like where we’re at.”

When Kelly was signed to a 10-year contract worth about $100 million after the 2021 season, he was expected to have LSU back in contention for national titles sooner than later. Instead, the Tigers failed to clinch a spot in college football's first 12-team playoff last season.

After that,

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