Brian Kelly wary of Aggies in role-reversal matchup. LSU is where Aggies expected to be.

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Saturday Down South

LSU football: Brian Kelly wary of Aggies in role-reversal matchup
by Les East
Nov 23, 2022

LSU is where Texas A&M was expected to be.

And Texas A&M – at best – is where LSU might have been.

No team in the country has exceeded preseason expectations more than the No. 5 Tigers and no team in the country has fallen shorter of preseason expectations than the fading Aggies.

LSU (9-2 overall, 6-1 SEC), expected to begin a multiyear rebuilding project in coach Brian Kelly’s first season, sees its Saturday game at A&M as an opportunity to sharpen its edge going into its SEC Championship game appearance against No. 1 Georgia a week later.

An impressive performance would enhance the Tigers’ prospects for a spot in the college football playoffs.

The Aggies (4-7, 1-6) see Saturday’s game as their bowl game because it’s the end of their season and an opportunity to add a signature victory to an otherwise dismal record.

Kelly knows that makes for a dangerous opponent. The Aggies were No. 6 in the AP preseason poll because it was thought they had the talent to compete for the SEC West title....

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