The 2024 season hasn't turned out the way LSU planned. Barely qualifying for a bowl game. Missing the SEC championship and the 12-team College Football Playoff. Losing the No. 1 overall prospect who was slated to be the future at the quarterback position.

The low point of Brian Kelly’s 38 games as head coach at LSU came in Gainesville two weeks ago, with a third consecutive loss and two heated sideline exchanges with his players. The first sideline interaction looked familiar: Kelly got in the face of wide receiver Chris Hilton with a stern lecture that featured a couple of expletives.

LSU's run game was inconsistent over the first 10 games but put up big numbers in the win over Vanderbilt. LSU head coach Brian Kelly was asked about what went right at his Monday press conference. "It starts with the quarterback.