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BATON ROUGE — LSU football opened preseason practice two weeks ago.
Brian Kelly and his team has gone through 12 team sessions, including Thursday morning, in preparation for the 2024 college football season, which the Tigers kick off at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 1 in Las Vegas against the USC Trojans in a top-25 matchup in the Vegas Kickoff Classic ABC. LSU is preseason No. 12 in US LBM Coaches Poll while USC is ranked No. 23.
As the Tigers gear up for the another season, what have we learned about the team over the course of the last couple of weeks?
Here are a few takeaways.
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That can be true on third down and when the opponent is in obvious passing situations. Perkins told reporters earlier in fall camp that he “has been getting nasty” on third downs and expects to do plenty of pass rushing.
LSU football offensive coordinator Joe Sloan wants Garrett Nussmeier, offense to play fast
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Publish date : 2024-08-15 19:27:37
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