“Definitely a challenge!” Brian Kelly previews LSU vs. Texas A&M in College Station

If you told someone early in the season that the last two undefeated teams in the SEC were the LSU Tigers and the Texas A&M Aggies, some people might not be surprised, but others would be completely blown away.

But unfortunately, that’s the scenario after the Texas Longhorns lost to the Georgia Bulldogs in a barnburner Saturday night that ended Texas’ undefeated hopes.

The Tigers and Aggies will now face off in College Station, where only one undefeated team will remain in the conference after four quarters at Kyle Field. No pressure, right?

And if there’s anyone who knows what his team has accomplished, it’s LSU head coach Brian Kelly, who has had a number of important events against the Aggies in his short time in Baton Rouge.

Kelly took time during his press conference to praise the Aggie team and how Mike Elko has built his team in his first year.

“Going to College Station is certainly challenging. “Mike Elko is doing a great job with this football team in his first year,” Kelly said. “They won six games in a row, lost their opening game and since then they have played better and better every week. They run the ball very well, over 200 yards per game, and they are very balanced on offense.”

Kelly also touched on the difficult environment of Kyle Field and what he learned during his first trip to Aggieland in 2022.

“Yes, we learned a lot about the different venues in this league. I think when you go to A&M, similar to Tiger Stadium, they kind of separate themselves from each other and you have to prepare for that type of environment and block out those distractions because if you don’t do that, they will determine the outcome of certain games influence,” Kelly said.

“It’s a big challenge to go to College Station. We have to do our best and there is a lot to achieve, but we are looking forward to this challenge.”

The Aggies and Tigers kick off Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. CST at Kyle Field on ABC.

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