This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/lsu as Brian Kelly's Take: How LSU Football is Heading Into 2025 Season With New Mindset. Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers took the main stage at SEC Media Days on Monday with all eyes on the the program in Atlanta.

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.

After a 76-0 loss at Clemson, then-Presbyterian College coach Lonnie McMillan started to referring to the Tigers’ stadium as “Death Valley.” Clemson opened the season at home vs. Presbyterian, an in-state school, every year from 1930-57.