LSU and Clemson are set for a Week 1 showdown, and the battle has already begun off the field as the two programs trade blows over their stadiums that share the same nickname. Both play in “Death Valley,” but the game will take place on Clemson’s home turf when the two teams square off. The back-and-forth between the programs intensified earlier this week when LSU head coach Brian Kelly referred to Clemson as “Death Valley Jr.” “You want great habits when they’re needed, when you’re on the road and you’re playing in ‘Death Valley Jr.,’ not the ‘Death Valley’ … that’s what you need. You need those traits on a day-to-day basis,” Kelly said, per Andrea Adelson of ESPN. Kelly has been known for his outspoken nature, so perhaps this is his way of getting his team focused for Week 1, which has not gone well with him in charge. The Tigers have lost all three openers under Kelly and have not won their Week 1 game since 2019. Whatever his reasoning behind the comments was, it did not seem to faze Clemson during its
