{"id":89981,"date":"2025-07-25T00:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T00:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/89981\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T00:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T00:22:13","slug":"clemsons-t-j-parker-fires-back-at-lsu-hc-brian-kellys-death-valley-jr-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/89981\/","title":{"rendered":"Clemson’s T.J. Parker Fires Back at LSU HC Brian Kelly’s ‘Death Valley Jr.’ Remark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LSU<\/a> head coach Brian Kelly made headlines last month when he referred to Clemson\u2019s Memorial Stadium as “Death Valley Junior,” and Clemson defensive end T.J. Parker<\/a> fired back at Kelly on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“They can have their opinion,” Parker said, according to On3<\/a>. “We\u2019re gonna handle all that on August 30. At the end of the day, we can do all the talking. We still got to play. So, we gonna see. You know what I\u2019m saying? They\u2019re hyping up everybody across the board, all these transfers they got \u2014 we\u2019ll see.”<\/p>\n

LSU travels to South Carolina to take on Clemson in a highly anticipated season opener for both programs on Aug. 30. LSU hasn’t won a season opener under Kelly and has lost five consecutive Week 1 games dating back to 2020.<\/p>\n

Despite only having met four times previously, the rivalry between these two programs has continued to grow over the years, with both schools referring to their stadium as Death Valley. The two programs last met in 2019, when LSU crushed Clemson by double digits to win the national championship.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Kelly, the winningest active NCAA coach, said LSU is “letting Clemson borrow the name.”<\/a><\/p>\n

“There’s always fuel for the fire,” Swinney said, per 247Sports.<\/a><\/p>\n

Clemson\u2019s Memorial Stadium was first referred to as Death Valley in 1948, while LSU\u2019s Tiger Stadium was first called Death Valley more than a decade later in 1959, when LSU defeated Clemson in the Sugar Bowl that same year.<\/p>\n

Clemson is returning 16 starters from last season, including All-ACC<\/a> quarterback Cade Klubnik<\/a>, while LSU is also returning its star QB, Garrett Nussmeier<\/a>, and reeled in the No. 2 class in On3\u2019s 2025 Team Transfer Portal Rankings.<\/p>\n

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