re: Why didn’t Kelly put this effort into the defensive staff from day 1?

Some hires work out, some don’t. It happens. This was the case, and will be the case for plenty of teams in the future, including LSU.

It comes with the job… when a hire isn’t working out, you make changes.

FWIW, the House hire was generally well-received. It was actually the Denbrock hire that made people scratch their heads and question. Ironic how it works out sometimes. Coaching hires aren’t easy… sometimes they work out, sometimes they don’t. There are SOOO many variables involved.