LSU’s helmets will look a little different on Saturday night as the team will don No. 3 stickers in support of [autotag]Greg Brooks Jr.[/autotag]
Brooks missed the Mississippi State game in what [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] later described as a “medical emergency.”
Later in the week, the Brooks family put out a statement.
“Greg Jr. was diagnosed last week with a large brain tumor that required emergency surgery. Doctors successfully performed the procedure Friday to remove the mass,” the statement read.
Kelly made the announcement about the helmet stickers on his radio show Thursday night.
LSU will face Brooks’ former team, the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Brian Kelly said on his radio show #LSU will wear No. 3 stickers on its helmets against Arkansas to honor Greg Brooks. He added that Brooks was able to stand today with assistance.
— Wilson Alexander (@whalexander_) September 22, 2023
[autotag]Ryan Clark[/autotag], a former LSU safety himself, shared this on social media after visiting Brooks in the hospital.
I had a chance to visit @Gbrooks5_ today in the hospital. He is such a fighter. It’s all we’ve ever known him to be. He played 65 snaps with this tumor Vs @FSUFootball. He fought daily to be with his team.
Right now he’s not the exact same GB, but still the same fighter.… pic.twitter.com/G76NWo23pP
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) September 21, 2023
“Know that this man has zero quit in him,” Clark wrote.
#LSU will wear the No. 3 on their helmets for Greg Brooks on Saturday, Brian Kelly said at his radio show.
Kelly added that Brooks was standing up today and that he’ll visit him in the hospital after his radio show.
— Koki Riley (@KokiRiley) September 22, 2023
Kelly added that Brooks was able to stand up on Thursday and that he planned to visit Brooks after the conclusion of his radio show.
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