Making a deep run in the upcoming NCAAF season will depend on several factors — injuries being one of the most critical. LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly is well aware of this, which is why he’s aiming to enter Week 1 in the best possible shape, with all offensive weapons available for Garrett Nussmeier.
Aaron Anderson enters the next season as one of Nussmeier’s top offensive options, despite dealing with a nagging injury. The receiver has been sidelined from practice due to inflammation in one of his knees, though his availability does not appear to be in jeopardy.
In fact, it was head coach Kelly himself who, during a recent media session at the start of this week’s practices, downplayed the situation. He offered some clarity on what former Alabama player is currently dealing with.
“I think today he felt really good,” the HC said. “We’re going to be very careful with him. This is the result of — he was great this summer in his training, never missed a day. Probably a little bit of too much work in that sense, where he had some inflammation in the knee. We took an MRI, bone scan. Everything looks really good.”
“Now it’s about just getting him back moving,” Kelly also added. “So he’ll do some agility and some movement tomorrow with the hope that Wednesday we’ve got him back out on the field.”
A new wave of hope begins for LSU
This will be Brian Kelly’s fourth year at the helm of this prestigious program, and interestingly, he has yet to start a season on the right foot. This time won’t be any easier, as LSU opens on the road against Clemson. Still, hope is the last thing to fade.
“We’ve addressed this in January,” Kelly told reporters. “We addressed it with the guys that we brought in. We addressed it in the way we trained our football team. We addressed it in spring ball, and then into our off season, and again, we’ve made it pretty known. You know what our goal is, and our goal is to go 1-0.
“If there’s anything that is slightly different from in years past, it’s that we are so much more intentional about getting to Aug. (30) in January, and that focus has remained the same for the last seven and a half months.”
Early challenges for the Tigers
With the sole objective of reaching the National Championship Game, these are the first matchups the Tigers will face as they look to kick off the upcoming NCAAF season on the right foot.
- @ Clemson, August 30th
- vs Louisiana Tech, September 6th
- vs Florida, September 13th
- vs Southeastern Louisiana, September 20th
- @ Ole Miss, September 27th
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