LSU has suffered some significant season-ending injuries so far in 2024, most recently linebacker [autotag]Harold Perkins Jr.[/autotag], who tore his ACL during Saturday’s win over UCLA.
In terms of day-to-day injuries, however, the Tigers are in a fairly good spot. As they prepare to host South Alabama on Saturday, the biggest questions center around veteran cornerback [autotag]Zy Alexander[/autotag].
Alexander left Saturday’s game with a concussion, and though that will make his status for Week 5 more of a game-time decision, [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] is optimistic and listed him as tentatively questionable on Monday.
“Right now, we would list him as questionable, but that could change,” Kelly said. “We don’t have to get into that reporting, because it’s not an SEC game, but I would say he’s questionable right now. We’ll see how he feels tomorrow but we’ve got some flexibility there. I feel good about the corner situation. We’ve got some depth there. We can move some guys around. Position flexibility, with [autotag]Javien Toviano[/autotag], can flip over to corner as well. So we’re in a pretty good position there.”
As Kelly mentioned, Toviano would likely be the next man up if Alexander isn’t able to go. A transfer from Southeastern Louisiana last fall, Alexander was a rare bright spot on defense before he suffered a season-ending injury against Army.
That caused him to miss the opener against USC, but he returned for Week 2 against Nicholls and has started the last two games.
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