Culp kicking the ball into the stands in driving rain.

Looks like there should be no reason to ever pooch kick.

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It was into the rain. Rain was blowing sideways," Miles said. "You had no chance to have success kicking a ball. He kicked off and kicked it out of the end zone three rows deep. He knocked it out."

In a news conference last week, Miles indicated that Delahoussaye had the lead to kick field goals, but the coach suggested that Culp could snatch either position.

“I don’t know that Connor Culp might not be that guy (at place-kicker),” Miles said. “I don’t know that Culp might not be a field goal guy. He’s going to step in there and compete. We’ll have to see how Cam Gamble does.”

This isn’t anything new. Miles has praised Culp, literally, since the player signed. On national signing day in February, the coach heralded Culp as the signee most likely to receive early playing time as a rookie.

LSU’s struggles on kickoffs have been well-documented. The Tigers were 113th last year in kickoffs averaging 58.04 yards a boot. Four were kicked out of bounds, a penalty, and the Tigers had 12 touchbacks. That ranked 110th nationally.

Cameron Gamble, who kicked the majority of kickoffs last year, said earlier this month that the competition between him and Culp was an intense one.

"He’s very good on kickoffs, very strong leg. That’s coming from me," Gamble said. "I’m known for a strong leg. He has a very strong leg."