LSU's secondary shuffles up - and adds a piece

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The Tigers now face off against a Mike Leach offense that brings with it a quarterback in Will Rogers who has completed 79% of his 98 pass attempts for 763 yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions.

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Ohio State transfer Sevyn Banks suffered a hip injury at the end of the 2021 season that sidelined him for three games and required surgery. He was medically cleared for football upon transferring to LSU, but he took things slow in the offseason as he worked back towards being fully healthy.

“I think the corners have held up pretty well,” Kelly said on Monday. “Their play has been consistent. It’s been on-body. They’ve played the ball well in the air.”

Two issues Kelly has circled: communication and tackling.

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Sevyn is close to being ready,” he said. “We wanted to make sure that – look, I mean, he wanted to play in the opener, but our medical team wanted to make sure that he was 100%. He was probably 90%, and there was really no need.

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