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Instead, Kelly will enter Year 4 still searching for the right combination of assistant coaches and with a roster that looks more like the early stages of a rebuild than one ready to contend in the toughest conference in the country.
From the moment LSU athletic director Scott Woodward made the surprising move to pull Kelly from Notre Dame on Dec. 1, 2021, with a 10-year, $95 million contract, the biggest question was: How would the Massachusetts native fit at the SEC school?
While some pointed to Kelly’s career spent coaching in the North and an awkward foray into a Southern accent — “my FAM-i-lee” — at an introductory appearance as signs that his long track record of success might not be transferrable to LSU, those familiar with the program and the coach say his hands-off and at times detached management style has not matched what’s needed at LSU.
“Brian Kelly’s trying to be the same guy he was at Notre Dame at LSU, and it ain’t working,” a former assistant said.
Last week on the SEC coaches’ teleconference, Kelly was asked by The Athletic to what extent he was still learning what works best at LSU. “I don’t know that it’s as much about me as much as it’s about us, and how we continue to build our program consistently,” Kelly said.
Cleaning house
With the full backing of Woodward, who felt the program lacked structure under Orgeron, Kelly cleaned house when he arrived at LSU. It was an unusually deep cleaning for a power-conference program just two years removed from a national championship. But Orgeron was seen by Woodward as running too loose a ship, and the volatility made it difficult to sustain success. The idea was to start anew and implement a more buttoned-up approach.
About 50 people were replaced, from assistant coaches to support staff,
