LSU's Brian Kelly calls out tardy media, reporter fires back

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Brian Kelly’s head coaching debut at LSU did not go as planned on the field after losing on a last-second blocked extra point attempt against the Florida State Seminoles in Week 1. 

And his relationship with the local media also appears to be off to an interesting start. 

LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly looks on during the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Sept. 4, 2022. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

In his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Kelly poked at the "late arriving" media, saying that they would be fined for not being on time.

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"With that, we’ll open it up to this late arriving media crowd that must have enjoyed the weekend," Kelly said. "That’s usually $10 that we put in the kitty. We’ll have a big bash at the end of the year at my place." 

A reporter responded to the jab, taking a shot following Kelly’s first loss as head coach of the Tigers. 

"Maybe if you win, I’ll be on time," the reporter said to Kelly. 

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To his credit, Kelly kept his cool in responding to the reporter. 

"I don’t think it has anything to do with winning," Kelly told the reporter. "I think it has to do with being on time." 

Brian Kelly, center, is introduced as the head football coach of the LSU Tigers by LSU President William F. Tate IV, left, and athletics director Scott Woodward during a news conference at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Dec. 1, 2021. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

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