Heading into the 2025 season, expectations are high for Brian Kelly‘s LSU program in his fourth year at the helm. Week one however boasts an unfortunate stigma for the Tigers as of late, as they have lost five consecutive season openers dating back to the 2020 season.

LSU travels to Clemson for its season opener on Aug 30. Head coach Brian Kelly is confident his Tigers will retain the real 'Death Valley' title.

That comment didn’t go unnoticed, but Clemson isn’t exactly rushing to fire back. On Tuesday, during the Tigers’ annual Media Outing, head coach Dabo Swinney was asked about Kelly’s remarks and made it clear he hadn’t given them much thought.