[autotag]Joe Foucha[/autotag] was one of the top-rated players in the transfer portal last season.
In 2021 at Arkansas, Foucha played in 13 games and totaled 75 tackles, one interception and one forced fumble. He was rated as a four-star transfer by 247Sports, and he was brought in as a part of Brian Kelly’s No. 8 overall 2022 recruiting class.
Foucha was brought in to help solidify the Tigers’ secondary, which was heavily depleted by the transfer portal and graduates. He was unable to play at the start of the season due to academic ineligibility, but going into Auburn, he is a free man.
On Wednesday, Foucha met with the media to share his thoughts
“It feels great. The four weeks I was out, I was still preparing every day like a game,” Foucha said. “Now that I finally have the opportunity to practice and prepare, now that I get to play Saturday, I’m just ready to go.
“For anyone, it’s pretty hard (watching from the sideline). My teammates, coaches, kept me going, and me just having the want-to, it kept me going as well. I went to scout team day in and day out preparing hard for this moment.
“It’s an SEC game so I’m definitely excited. It’s going to be a big game Saturday and it’s definitely going to be a big game for me since it’s my debut.”
Foucha is likely to immediately slide into a starting role as the Tigers will be without safety [autotag]Major Burns[/autotag] for 3-6 weeks as he recovers from a neck injury.
LSU will head to Auburn to take on another Tiger team this Saturday at 6 p.m. CT. Both teams enter the game 3-1, but with a win, one could vault themselves to the higher portion of SEC West standings.
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