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The 2022 season feels like it just ended, but the Tigers will be back on the field for spring ball before we know it.

We’re less than a month away from spring camp and preparations for the 2023 season kicking off. LSU will begin its practice slate on March 9 with the six-week camp running until April 22, the date of LSU’s spring game.

The Tigers return a lot of talent in 2023, including quarterback Jayden Daniels, receiver Malik Nabers and defensive playmakers like Harold Perkins and Mekhi Wingo. Maason Smith also returns from an ACL injury, though it’s unclear how involved he’ll be this spring.

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On 2/15/2023 at 4:47 PM, LSUDad said:

That weekend of the Spring Game, LSU Baseball will be at Ole Miss. I use to like a baseball game after football Spring Game. 

I’ll be back in BTR tomorrow, Fridays lunch with the crew. Gonna talk with Woodys Dad and Brother about this. Why not have a weekend full of LSU Sports. 

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Brian Kelly press conf. after day one practice.  I like listening to him more than Les or O.  When you ask him a question, you get an intelligent and nuanced answer that covers aspects you did not consider.  It shows he knows a lot about the game.

He mentions John Emery, said the deal with John is this spring he focuses on academics, has to get that in order, "then we'll talk about football".  Wow.  I'm surprised Emery is still at LSU given the trouble he has had getting on the field.  The fact that he is still at LSU tell me a lot.  The coaches have talked to John a lot about what is important, and John has accepted that because he must believe in what the coaches are telling him.  He must trust them, and that is always important.  It's a very interesting situation.

I was glad to hear BK talk about the CB that we have now.  He seemed to like the talent level.  I looked at the roster, I would like to see Laterance Welch play this year, good size for a CB.

Kelly talked about being thin on the d-line last year, would like to be able to sub more this year.  And he's trying to develop that second unit of the o-line.  He said we can't have guys unblocked at the LOS.  I was disappointed to see that at times last year also, through the first 7 games.  It looked like something clicked and they got better the last 5 games or so.  There is room for improvement.

 

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11 hours ago, houtiger said:

Wow.  I'm surprised Emery is still at LSU given the trouble he has had getting on the field.

Yeah, I've never heard of college kids wanting to cut classes instead of taking notes in lectures.

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15 hours ago, LSUDad said:
Brian Kelly on Harold Perkins’ role going into his sophomore year: “We want him playing linebacker.” He’s been inside after playing last year as more of a versatile pass rusher. #LSU wants him to learn the whole position.

Harold Perkins’ Role

Kelly wants Perkins playing the inside linebacker position. He emphasized that on Thursday as the Tigers continue ramping up spring camp. 

“He’s a linebacker. He’s going to play linebacker. He’s fully invested in playing that position and you’ll see him playing that for us,” Kelly said. 

Perkins has been playing alongside Oregon State transfer Omar Speights at linebacker this spring with Greg Penn III running with the second team. A tandem of Perkins and Speights gives the Tigers both versatility and speed moving forward.

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Harold Perkins’ Role

Kelly wants Perkins playing the inside linebacker position. He emphasized that on Thursday as the Tigers continue ramping up spring camp. 

“He’s a linebacker. He’s going to play linebacker. He’s fully invested in playing that position and you’ll see him playing that for us,” Kelly said. 

Perkins has been playing alongside Oregon State transfer Omar Speights at linebacker this spring with Greg Penn III running with the second team. A tandem of Perkins and Speights gives the Tigers both versatility and speed moving forward.

Devin White 2.0? This is the perfect position for him. Remember Devin was the 5th player taken in the 2019 NFL Draft. 

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LSU OC Mike Denbrock Praises Progression of Jayden Daniels, Early Enrollees

LSU's youngsters already making an impact during spring ball, Daniels improving on pushing ball down the field.

 

LSU offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock understands the weapons he has heading into year two in Baton Rouge.

The Tigers return several key pieces that allowed them to see success in 2022, but bringing in a variety of newcomers provides them with even more options offensively.

Denbrock detailed what he’s seen from his early-enrollees and the next steps for Jayden Daniels:

Early Enrollees Mac Markway and Jackson McGohan

LSU added three tight ends via their 2023 recruiting class in Mac Markway, Jackson McGohan and Ka’Morreun Pimpton. With Pimpton set to enroll over the summer, the Tigers have seen Markway and McGohan thrive during the spring as early enrollees.

“I’m incredibly pleased with those guys,” Denbrock said of his new tight ends. “The old saying is true, especially with early enrollees, they’re drinking through a firehose and having a hard time keeping up mentally. That’s natural but as far as ability and what I think they’re going to be able to lend to our overall effort as an overall offense, they’re both going to play some factor in what we do in the fall. It’s exciting to see those guys evolve.”

Of course, the Bayou Bengals return star tight end Mason Taylor, but to have various weapons moving forward is key in this offense with all of them attaining different traits.

What Are Those Traits?

Denbrock harped on what both Markway and McGohan bring to this program after their first few spring practices.

“I think Mac is further along physically in that he can give us a physical presence that we lacked at times in the run game,” Denbrock said. “He can give us some good things there, it’s not that he can’t run and catch the ball but I think that’s his strength where he’ll be able to leap in front of the crowd.

“[McGohan] is a guy who needs a year in the weight room, a position where he can block defensive ends in our league but he is way up on the scale as far as running and catching the ball and making plays in space. I think there’s a good yin and yang as far as those two guys to support Mason Taylor to give us a pretty dynamic group.”

Jayden Daniels’ Progression

Daniels returns for a second season in Baton Rouge as the starting signal-caller. After a year where he continued progressing and showing a better arm, year two in Death Valley has the makings to be special.

Both Denbrock and Head Coach Brian Kelly have been pleased with the improvement Daniels has made during the offseason, trusting his deep ball more.

“I think Jayden’s ability to push the ball down the field consistently is something we’ve worked very hard on in the spring. He’s worked very hard on that during the winter, even when he’s been away from here,” Denbrock said. “We wanna be a threat in the vertical passing game and that takes some aggressiveness at the quarterback position and we want him to step into that role and not be afraid to let it fly.

“We’ve encouraged him to do that, he’s done an unbelievable job here early and in the spring. We’re about halfway through and really like the progress we’ve made there and we’ve got some dynamic guys who can go get it on the outside. That’s going to be a big key for us.”

Newcomers Making a Difference

The Tigers reeled in a number of top prospects to their 2023 recruiting class with most of them enrolling early to participate in spring ball. Of those players arriving on campus early, running back Trey Holly and wide receivers Jalen Brown and Kyle Parker have been impressive.

With both Kelly and Denbrock praising the youngsters on the field, off the field they’ve also been standouts.

“Just their level of competitiveness. We’ve got competitive guys in this program and there’s a desire for them to achieve the goal of graduating champions,” Denbrock said. “They go out to work everyday with that attitude about them and they’re serious about it, making good decisions, putting themselves in good positions on and off the field for us to achieve that. It’s fun to be around a group that not only understands what it takes to be very good at what they do but is willing to do it."

Kyle Parker and Jalen Brown Not Strangers

Parker and Brown provide different pieces to this wide receiver room moving forward. Brown’s speed is something special, making him a tremendous vertical threat for the future, but Parker has traits of his own that have been on display.

Parker’s physicality when the ball is in the air is what has him day one ready. It’s been evident in practice, and with a full offseason in Baton Rouge, we could see him get some snaps in year one.

“Those two guys aren’t out of place,” Denbrock said. “It’s been great. Those guys have both made explosive plays down the field. They’ve made contested catches. They’re swimming a little bit with the amount of install we’ve put in and forced on them but those guys are two guys that have a good chance to work themselves into some really big playing time in the fall.”

 

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I was looking at a few youtubes and saw this one on Omar Speights.  Transfer LB from Oregon St., 5th year senior.  6' 1", 233.  He looks thick in the chest and shoulders, he should be a good run stopper.  He's running at one of the starting LB positions, with Harold Perkins at the other.

 

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Not that he was a slouch but Kyren Lacy has stepped it up. QBs looked about what they looked like las year.  Both good. Still don’t appear to have that one RB who has that burst. Chase shows up briefly on the sidelines, Burrow did not. Got to meet Will Campbell after the game. Huge!!!! Squatting over #600

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