BRIAN KELLY
-- Kelly on Maason Smith: “He’s doing well. He’s focused on his academics and rehabilitation. He’s had no setbacks.” Added that the expectation is Smith will be ready to be involved in spring ball.
-- Kelly on Harold Perkins… “He’s very, very talented. … He is an elite and special player.”
-- Kelly on John Emery bouncing back… “He needed it for himself. Obviously he took it hard the week before not taking care of the football. … it was a really nice way to respond to some adversity.”
-- Kelly says he feels good about Josh Williams being part of the game plan for the SEC Championship.
-- Kelly says they kept Jayden Daniels in a boot today due to his ankle injury and he’s optimistic Daniels will practice Tuesday. It was not a high ankle sprain.
-- Kelly on the loss to A&M: "We've played with traits over talent all year and for some reason those traits weren't in place on Saturday. Our players know it, they took it hard after the game. We don't wanna be beat when not bringing our very best."
KIRBY SMART
-- Smart on LSU LB Harold Perkins: “He’s extremely explosive, athletic and they do a very good job of utilizing his skillset.”
-- Smart on the difference of this Brian Kelly team vs. Notre Dame in 2019… “Different makeup. They have big physical SEC players. … LSU is never going to be short on players.”
-- Smart on Jayden Daniels… “Extremely athletic. Smooth. Great release. … Very impressive, composure and demeanor.”
-- Kelly on Maason Smith: “He’s doing well. He’s focused on his academics and rehabilitation. He’s had no setbacks.” Added that the expectation is Smith will be ready to be involved in spring ball.
-- Kelly on Harold Perkins… “He’s very, very talented. … He is an elite and special player.”
-- Kelly on John Emery bouncing back… “He needed it for himself. Obviously he took it hard the week before not taking care of the football. … it was a really nice way to respond to some adversity.”
-- Kelly says he feels good about Josh Williams being part of the game plan for the SEC Championship.
-- Kelly says they kept Jayden Daniels in a boot today due to his ankle injury and he’s optimistic Daniels will practice Tuesday. It was not a high ankle sprain.
-- Kelly on the loss to A&M: "We've played with traits over talent all year and for some reason those traits weren't in place on Saturday. Our players know it, they took it hard after the game. We don't wanna be beat when not bringing our very best."
KIRBY SMART
-- Smart on LSU LB Harold Perkins: “He’s extremely explosive, athletic and they do a very good job of utilizing his skillset.”
-- Smart on the difference of this Brian Kelly team vs. Notre Dame in 2019… “Different makeup. They have big physical SEC players. … LSU is never going to be short on players.”
-- Smart on Jayden Daniels… “Extremely athletic. Smooth. Great release. … Very impressive, composure and demeanor.”
