LSU Football Coach Brian Kelly’s Alabama Week Press Conference – November 4, 2024

Brian Kelly Press Conference – Nov. 4, 2024 (Alabama)

Brian Kelly – 11/4/24

Opening Statements –

• Off-week – recovery
• Practice on running game, special teams
• Conditioning, weight-training

Alabama – balanced team as far as talent level

• Doesn’t see any weaknesses
• “keys to success are obvious – better balance offensively

Q1 – Dellinger sprain require surgery?

• Yes, out for weekend

Q2 – “Playoff game”?

• “each game… is a new game in itself”
• Focused on four quarters of football

Q3 – Running game? Anderson?

• “Gotta be more consistent across the board”
• Screen game, misdirection – create more uncertainty

Q4 – CJ Daniels? Also, storm?

• CJ much better than he was
• Credit to training staff
• “Couldn’t answer the ball in the second half”
• Storm – will have to look closer as game approaches

Q5 – NIL bringing parity to college football?

• “Hard for me to assess that”
• A choice a player makes
• Good or bad? Individual decision
• “NIL is a good thing”

Q6 – Using last game to clean things up?

• “They clearly knew what happened in A&M game”
• “Put it past us”

Q7 – Mubenga?

• Has worked his way to “key backup”
• Most likely a starter this week
• Made his progress through execution

Q8 – Milroe under DeBoer?

• “QB controversy” last year
• Settled on a system with QB
• Last year, not sure what you would get

Q9 – Guillory returning?

• “He’s a stalwart”
• Leadership presence

Q10 – Getting Nussmeier help?

• “We gotta go do it”
• Nuss can’t feel like he has to do everything
• Have to block better

Q11 – Alexander, Stamps?

• “At the end of the day, players need to trust themselves and the teaching”
• Players playing with confidence

Q12 – College Gameday? Also, DeBoer?

• Gameday great for college, campus
• Good for BR identity
• DeBoer – haven’t had a chance to speak. “We both worked our way up”
• Mutual respect

Q13 – Faking injuries? Players registered to vote?

• This nonsense needs to stop
• Faking injuries – “enough is enough”
• Voting – players involved in community, local elections

Q14 – Dellinger return this season?

• Solid chance for Florida

Q15 – Running game – Nussmeier changing?

• Becomes a numbers game
• “an all-in thing”

Q16 – West Weeks?

• Has games remaining, hope to save season of eligibility

Q17 – Defensive line – being “violent”

• “all players the same as far as how theyre coached”
• Individual strengths

Q18 – Alabama penalties – advantage?

• Hope for pre-snap penalties
• “We’re gonna try everything”
• “Maintaining our composure”