Last season, [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] depended on a lot of transfer players to fill pivotal roles in the LSU secondary. With a lot of those guys gone, Kelly is looking for someone to step up and fill the void.
He believes that redshirt sophomore [autotag]Sage Ryan[/autotag] could be that guy. Ryan played in 14 games last fall, making one start, as he made 23 tackles and had one forced fumble.
Ryan was a four-star recruit out of Lafayette Christian Academy in Lafayette, Louisiana, when he committed to LSU in 2021. Kelly believes that Ryan possesses some of the traits needed to be a great player in the secondary and maybe not just at safety.
“One thing that we really are concerned about is making sure that we tackle the football and having a great tackler out there. Sage has been a really steady tackler for us,” Kelly said. “So, he brings a lot of those traits to that position and gives us flexibility to put a guy that’s played a lot of football out there, that runs really well and can tackle in a position to help us,” Kelly said.
Ryan has been banged up a little this fall, but Kelly says it is just minor and it shouldn’t be an issue. Could this be a breakout year for Ryan?
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