ESPN Writer Identifies Biggest Question Mark For LSU Football This Spring

We are just one week away from the start of LSU Spring Football.

The Tigers will hit the practice fields on Tuesday, March 5 for the first of fourteen practices before the spring game on April 13.

In a recent ESPN article: "The biggest spring questions for college football's top 25 teams," writer Mark Schlabach identified LSU's pass defense as the biggest question mark for the Tigers.

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Will LSU be able to shore up its pass defense?

LSU's pass defense was uncharacteristically porous last season, as the unit formerly known as "DBU" surrendered 255.6 passing yards per game, which ranked 118th in the FBS. Tigers coach Brian Kelly responded by firing defensive coordinator Matt House, safeties coach Kerry Cooks and cornerbacks coach Robert Steeples. Kelly poached Missouri's Blake Baker to replace House, and former Tigers assistant Corey Raymond came back from Florida to help shore up the secondary. Jake Olsen followed Baker from Missouri to coach LSU's safeties. Two Ohio State transfers, JK Johnson (who missed all of the 2023 season because of a leg injury after enrolling at LSU) and Jyaire Brown, might get long looks at cornerback. Freshman Ju'Juan Johnson set Louisiana high school career records as a quarterback but will start his LSU career at cornerback. Major Burns is back at one of the safety spots; Texas A&M transfer Jardin Gilbert should be in the mix on the back end as well. -- Schlabach

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