LSU football coach Brian Kelly caught some flack when he added some southern twang to his Massachusetts accent after he arrived in Baton Rouge in 2021, but he showed again Monday that he can take all the teasing in stride.
Kelly faced a question about his accent while speaking on the first day of SEC Media Days in Nashville, and the Boston area native showed that he can laugh at himself.
“I think my accent is pretty good and has got better during the recruiting process,” Kelly said with a slight smile.
He joked that his accent has to change a little depending on where he’s recruiting, whether it’s in northern or southern Louisiana.
“Sometimes it has to change when I get around Lake Charles,” Kelly quipped.
LSU opens the 2023 season against Florida State in Orlando at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 3.
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