LSU football is making some adjustments after its week one loss to USC. Among those changes is an update to the depth chart at safety.
In a depth chart released prior to kickoff vs Nicholls State, [autotag]Dashawn Spears[/autotag] and [autotag]Kylin Jackson[/autotag] as starters. [autotag]Jordan Allen[/autotag] and [autotag]Jardin Gilbert[/autotag], LSU’s starting safeties in week one, are now listed with the second team.
Spears is a true freshman, but he turned heads throughout LSU’s fall camp. Head coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] said last month that Spears would get a chance to play in 2024, so this comes as no surprise.
According to On3, Spears was a four-star recruit and a top 100 overall player in the 2024 class.
As for Jackson, he was a four-star and top 200 recruit in the class of 2023. He played just 14 defensive snaps as a freshman in 2023 but saw eight snaps against USC.
LSU’s secondary had some struggles last week with USC taking advantage of LSU’s safeties for some big plays.
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Don’t expect Gilbert and Allen to disappear from the rotation. Allen flashed some talent last week, making four tackles and breaking up a pass.
LSU’s conference schedule gets underway next week so the staff could be using a game against an FCS team to get some run for the young guys.
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