LSU has been dealing with several key injuries over the last few weeks, but the Tigers are getting closer to full health ahead of a key SEC West game on the road against Ole Miss on Saturday.
One of those players is linebacker [autotag]Omar Speights[/autotag], who missed the last two games after suffering an injury in Week 2 against Grambling. Speights was expected to make his return to the field this week, and coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] confirmed Thursday that will be the case.
He will likely be on a limited workload, and it’s unclear if he will get the start. True freshman linebacker [autotag]Whit Weeks[/autotag], who emerged in Speights’ absence, will likely play a key role, as well.
Omar Speights will return against Ole Miss, but Brian Kelly said his "workload has to be managed" after missing two games.
Kelly said how #LSU rotates LBs kinda depends on Ole Miss, like if it's trying to spread out the defense, they'll make mid-game adjustments.
— Wilson Alexander (@whalexander_) September 28, 2023
Speights, an All-Pac-12 transfer from Oregon State, was one of the team’s biggest offseason additions, and his return should elevate an LSU defense that has struggled a bit so far.
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