re: Fitzgerald West is way more important to this team than many think

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I think that’s because we are so incredibly thin at interior DL. We basically play 2 1/2 guys there now and we haven’t gotten into the meat of the SEC schedule.

I know they liked him at a camp and thought he projected as a Center at this level, and he may very well wind up there. But other options may present themselves and he may stay at DL. One thing is for sure and that is he must be one helluva football player if they’re comfortable moving him around like that as a true freshman. So no matter where his future lies, I agree with OP that he’s very important to the future of this team. And if we have a couple of unfortunate injuries, he may wind up being really important to this year’s team.

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He is. He was playing varsity DLine in the 8th grade on LCA's first state championship. He gave Kardel Thomas all he could handle in the win against Southern Lab that year (at least that's what I recall). Just got better every year.

He didn't play center (he did play guard at times) until they asked him to try it in that LSU camp where they offered him.

And he is such a nice kid. Very friendly and smiles all the time. Really easy to like. I know that doesn't translate into football but that's why I'm pulling for the kid to do good. I know he will put out the effort.