LSU's Josh Smith Is Out Indefinitely With Stress Reaction In His Vertebrae

Bad news for Josh & the Tigers. Praying for a speedy recovery. Lockridge had similar issues a few years ago, he's back @ ULL now.

Sucks, but there is no point in risking this young man's health. get him the best medical care available and don't rush his return.

Not good for LSU, but I feel really bad for Smith. I hope he comes back 100%. I dealt with a vertebrae issue in high school and went through about 3 bouts of it. I kept coming back too early—with my doctor’s blessing—but the repetitive swinging and bending over taking 1000s of ground balls eventually took its toll and I’d have to sit out again. It was only after the Legion season was over when I was able to shut it down for about 6 months and rock a supportive brace that I completely overcame it. 20 years later, my body has broken down in just about every other way imaginable, but absolutely no lingering effects from my back. I hope Smith comes back just as pain free as me, but much much faster. He will undoubtedly be in much much better hands, though.

What do you do with stress fracture in vertebrae...Just wait? How long?

It will give Hughes some good experience. People will step up. Josh will be a big bump when he returns.

This blows

Somewhere somehow Alleva has lost control of this Vertebrae

1-46 on the year

deeeeeeep breath......shit

Time to find this years freshman that’s going to step up and be a solid contributor for his career

Stoppppppppp

Fuuuuuccccccchhh