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LSU defensive end Gabriel Reliford suffered a season-ending ACL injury in practice this week, according to multiple reports on Saturday afternoon.

Reliford did not practice with the team on Saturday.

The redshirt sophomore from Shreveport, La., played in just four games last year after suffering a torn rotator cuff in LSU’s win over Southeastern Louisiana.

Reliford played in 13 games during his freshman season in 2024 and was expected to be a big part of LSU's defensive end rotation this upcoming season.

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plance1 month
Holy crap! And such a good kid, too!
Prayers up for him!
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NorthstarinLA1 month
That’s sucks, he was a good contributor and good kid
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Bayou1 month
Near the top of the list of most promising players. Damn.
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KCT1 month
I hate news like this. Praying for a quick recovery.
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sml711 month
Well that sucks.

But it happens every year. There’s always an impact player who gets lost for the year in preseason practices.
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well, shite
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VerbalKint1 month
Practice??? We talking about practice?

Get well soon big guy
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secfballfan30 days
So does torn ACL mean not even ready for fall camp? 6 months? Just curious
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Volvagia30 days
Recovery is a bitch.

You don’t even *start* training on an athletic scale till six months. 3 months is the typical minimum (9 months total) before you want to do any uncontrolled athletic activity without risking reinjuring it.
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Your timeline is bit off. Its 3/30... 6 months from now is the end of September. Basically October. 4 or 5 ish games into the season so yeah. Hes done. Tough break for the kid. Hope he keeps his mentality strong and positive and comes back better than ever
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Wtf!!!!
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Rebel30 days
Toosi can play edge.
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TigerLord202030 days
Prayers for his health and return. Great young man amd player. He will work hard and come back even stronger!
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SOL21 month
Which season - sprring or fall?
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Volvagia30 days
He’s not playing this year.

In theory it might be possible to play in the bowl game if he heals very well, but do you want to add someone that out of practice to the rotation at that point?
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Wtf!!!!
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Wtf!!!!
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Timeoday1 month
Artificial turfs cause so many acl injuries.
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cypresstiger1 month
Who needs defense? We got Kiff.
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BlackAngus1 month
Atleast we know practice is physical again. Nobody ever got hurt in BK soft arse program
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cypresstiger1 month
Ever hear of Garrett Nussmeier?
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Tarps991 month
Sometimes players get hurt even in the softest of practices or conditions. Anyone remember Maason Smith? He could have been wrapped in bubble wrap and still got hurt.
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