LSU coach Brian Kelly on how Tigers are overcoming injuries in 2024

LSU’s had tough injury luck to open the 2024 season.

It started with running back John Emery Jr. tearing his ACL in practice after a breakout game in Week 1. The following week, defensive tackle Jacobian Guillory was declared out for the year with an Achilles injury. And in Week 4, it was star linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. suffering a torn ACL.

In the case of Emery and Guillory, LSU lost players at positions where it already lacked proven depth. With Perkins out, LSU loses a high-upside playmaker on the defensive side of the ball.

Every team has injuries, but not many lose three impact players for the year over the first four weeks of the season.

On Monday, LSU head coach Brian Kelly appeared on the Paul Finebaum show and discussed how LSU is dealing with it.

“We’ve got to move on and get the next man up and ready,” Kelly said, “We’ve had a couple of those. John Emery went down and a true freshman Caden Durham stepped up and has played well for us. Jacobian Guillory, who was our only veteran defensive linemen, went down and brought in another true freshman in Ahmad Breaux.

“We could cry all we want about it, but the reality of it is the other 10 players are looking for what are the solutions the coaches have for us to move on and get ready for the next opponent.”

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Publish date : 2024-09-25 16:34:49

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