Defense "Dominant" In Third Full-Scale LSU Scrimmage Of The Spring

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For Immediate Release
April 7, 2018

DEFENSE “DOMINANT” IN THIRD FULL-SCALE LSU SCRIMMAGE OF THE SPRING

BATON ROUGE – The defense held the upper-hand on Saturday as LSU wrapped up its third week of spring drills with a game-like situational scrimmage indoors at the Charles McClendon Practice Facility.

Saturday’s scrimmage marked the ninth practice of the spring for the Tigers. LSU will practice three times next week and then wrap-up spring drills the following week. LSU’s National L Club Spring Game will take place on Saturday, April 21 at 5 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. Admission to that contest will be free.

“I’m proud of our football team and the way they came to work today,” LSU coach Ed Orgeron said. “We were going to go to Tiger Stadium but the grass was a little slick so we decided to stay inside where we would have better traction and not risk injury.

“We are nine practices in and we are right where we want to be.”

LSU opened the scrimmage with a 16-play session, nine of which were considered “wins” by the defense as compared to seven “wins” for the offense.

Orgeron then put the Tigers through game-like situations for the next segment of the scrimmage where the defense won that part of the day.

“(The scrimmage) was dominated by the defense. They had a wonderful day,” Orgeron said. “We had a tremendous pass rush and forced some turnovers. I thought the defense was on fire most of the day.”

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