CLEMSON , S.C. – There was Brian Kelly, sitting behind a wall of microphones, finally looking content after a season-opening win over No. 4 Clemson.

There were no table-banging antics, no reason for the LSU coach to have to angrily wonder how yet another potential win had slipped through LSU's fingers.

No, Kelly and his LSU staff learned from their mistakes a year ago to the detriment of everyone left on their schedule. A year after saying LSU was "not in the market of buying players" in explaining why it didn't land the quality defensive linemen it needed, the Tigers reloaded on defense and put together the best transfer portal class in the country.

You could see the impact all over the game Saturday night in No. 9 LSU's 17-10 win over No. 4 Clemson. Finally, the much discussed

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