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LSU again wearing thin in the secondary entering the offseason

How Brian Kelly rebuilds the secondary will go a long way toward shaping LSU’s 2023 roster.

One of Brian Kelly’s first tasks at LSU this time last year was rebuilding the secondary.

The conclusion of 2021 saw [autotag]Derek Stingley Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Cordale Flott[/autotag] head to the NFL while [autotag]Eli Ricks[/autotag] and [autotag]Dwight McGlothern[/autotag] enter the transfer portal.

LSU returned almost no experience at cornerback and a group of safeties that struggled.

The coaching staff did an admirable job filling the holes, getting the likes of [autotag]Mekhi Garner[/autotag], [autotag]Jarrick Bernard-Converse[/autotag], [autotag]Greg Brooks Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Joe Foucha[/autotag] from the transfer portal.

[autotag]Major Burns[/autotag], [autotag]Jay Ward[/autotag] and [autotag]Sage Ryan[/autotag] took some steps forward along with the portal additions, and the Tigers’ secondary did a fine job in 2022.

Kelly and company will now be faced with a similar task this offseason.

Ward has declared for the draft and will likely be joined by Bernard-Converse and Garner. The latter has eligibility left but played well enough to earn a spot on Sundays.

Foucha, a fifth-year player, will be off to give it a shot in the league too.

[autotag]Demarius McGhee[/autotag] and [autotag]Raydarious Jones[/autotag], two talented recruits who have been depth pieces for the last couple of years, have entered the portal.

The Tigers should remain fine at safety. There’s a chance LSU gets Brooks back along with Burns. Ryan played a lot of nickel this fall but has the ability to play on the backend. LSU’s 2023 recruiting class currently holds three commitments from blue-chip safeties, too.

The picture grows murky when looking at the cornerbacks. There aren’t many in-house options, especially on the outside.

There’s still [autotag]Sevyn Banks[/autotag], the talented Ohio State transfer whose career has been interrupted by injuries. He made his way back on the field for LSU but was injured once again shortly after.

With a full, healthy offseason under his belt, he could emerge as a solid option in 2023.

Then there’s [autotag]Laterrance Welch[/autotag] and [autotag]Jaelyn Davis-Robinson[/autotag], two talented freshmen that impressed [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] in fall camp but took a redshirt. Without significant additions in the portal, LSU will be relying on both to develop quickly. Even if both pan out in 2023, depth is still a major concern.

The Tigers could be gearing up to add some big-time corners to their 2023 freshmen class. LSU is well positioned with [autotag]Desmond Ricks[/autotag] and [autotag]Javien Toviano[/autotag].

Landing Ricks and Toviano a year after Welch and Davis-Robinson would lay a young foundation of talent and put LSU in a place where it wasn’t relying on the portal to build its secondary every year.

When LSU does start looking in the portal, look for the Tigers to get after names like Fentrell Cypress and JQ Hardaway. Both corners are two of the better players currently on the transfer market and respectively come from Virginia and Cincinnati. LSU has staffers with connections to both programs.

LSU landed two quality corners last year in Garner and Bernard-Converse. You could even throw in [autotag]Colby Richardson[/autotag], who made some positive contributions, as well.

It’s tough to imagine LSU’s defense having the same level of success this year without them. It’ll be just as critical to land at least two quality corners again.

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Brian Kelly breaks down Tigers’ transfer portal strategy this offseason

Kelly took more transfers than high school recruits last cycle. He’s changing that approach a bit this time around.

On Monday, the NCAA transfer portal officially opened for the first 45-day window, which will run through January before another window opens up following spring practice.

It was a big day around college football, and ahead of the festivities, [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] addressed his team’s portal strategy this offseason. Last year’s offseason featured a transfer-heavy haul as Kelly looked to quickly turn the roster around.

He took more portal players than high school recruits last cycle, but you can expect a different approach this time around. On Sunday, Kelly discussed the way the Tigers hope to use the portal.

Per On3’s Shea Dixon:

“They have got to be the right fit first,” Kelly said on Sunday. “They have to recognize the value of an education from LSU. They have to have the right traits. We are not just open for business. We’re not just putting a sign up saying, hey, we are going to take whoever. They have to be the right fit. I prefer that they are from the State of Louisiana if we can find them. And then we are going to address needs based upon how that freshman class marries into it by the particular needs by position class.

“So we are not going to overload a particular position group. In other words, if we have got three or four wide receivers that are freshmen coming in, you may not see a heavy influence in the portal in that position.”

Finding Louisiana natives in the portal was certainly an emphasis for Kelly the first time around, and he landed players like [autotag]Mekhi Garner[/autotag], [autotag]Joe Foucha[/autotag], [autotag]Greg Brooks Jr.[/autotag], [autotag]Noah Cain[/autotag] and others. It seems he will look to do the same this offseason.

Even with the portal allowing this team to plug some holes, Kelly said he still wants the program’s focus to be on development.

“We are going to develop based upon our freshman class, too” Kelly said. “So we are doing this at the same time, and also allowing our program to be younger, too. We want to bring both of these along. We don’t always want to be a turn-it-over program where we are bringing in transfers and turning the program over.

“So we need to grow and you’ve got to do that by recruiting freshmen and giving them the opportunity to step on the field and develop. And you can’t do that if you keep bringing in freshmen at one position and then bringing a portal guy who has got one year and putting it in front of him.”

The portal was a major reason behind LSU’s rapid turnaround under Kelly in 2022, in which the team upset Alabama in Year 1 and captured an SEC West title. Kelly will look to make similarly impactful moves ahead of his second season.

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Greg Brooks Jr. and Joe Foucha set to face former team on Saturday

Both LSU and Arkansas will see some old friends on Saturday.

The introduction of the transfer portal has made facing your old team much more common at the college level.

What used to be left to the pros is now seen throughout the NCAA. LSU’s matchup with Arkansas will feature a couple of old friends for each squad.

After spending several years in Fayetteville, defensive backs [autotag]Greg Brooks Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Joe Foucha[/autotag] landed at LSU to finish their careers in their home state of Louisiana.

Foucha played 2,323 snaps with Arkansas before transferring to LSU. While seeing a player face his former team isn’t that rare anymore, seeing a guy who played that much with that old team might be. Brooks is up there too, having played 1,734 snaps with the Razorbacks.

The former connections between these programs don’t end there. LSU will be seeing a couple of former Tigers this weekend.

[autotag]Dwight McGlothern[/autotag] and [autotag]Landon Jackson[/autotag] both earned starting roles with the Razorbacks after leaving LSU.

McGlothern is having a good year for the Hogs. Teams are throwing his way a lot, but he has a completion percentage below 50 when targeted. According to PFF, he’s second among SEC cornerbacks in passer rating when targeted.

Jackson was a blue-chip edge rusher out of high school but has yet to emerge as one of the SEC’s top pass rushers. Only three SEC edge rushers that have played 150 pass-rush snaps have a worse PFF pass-rush grade than Jackson.

On the coaching side, it’ll be [autotag]Brad Davis[/autotag]’ first trip back to Arkansas since taking the LSU job. Davis, now the offensive line coach at LSU and a Baton Rouge native, was on Sam Pittman’s staff prior to joining LSU in the summer of 2021.

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Major Burns expected to play vs. Alabama, injury updates for Garrett Dellinger and Jack Bech

Burns has been cleared for practice and is expected to play Saturday. Meanwhile, Brian Kelly offered positive updates on Dellinger and Bech.

LSU has been a bit banged up in recent weeks despite its emergence over a two-game winning streak. The team is starting to get healthier just in time for the biggest game of the season against the Alabama Crimson Tide in a contest between the leaders in the SEC West.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] offered a few positive updates when he took the podium on Monday ahead of game week. The most notable news regarded safety [autotag]Major Burns[/autotag], who has been sidelined since sustaining a neck injury against Mississippi State on Sept. 17.

“Major Burns is cleared to participate, so he’ll be out at practice today,” Kelly said. “He, as you can imagine, will be in our game plan and we expect him to play and be an important part of what we do.”

[autotag]Joe Foucha[/autotag] has seen starting reps at safety since Burns left the lineup. Foucha missed the beginning of the season due to academic suspension, but he’s started to come into his own. Both Burns and Foucha can be expected to play a role in the rotation.

LSU will also hope to get one of its starters on the offensive line back this week in [autotag]Garrett Dellinger[/autotag], who hasn’t played since suffering an MCL sprain against Tennessee. Kelly was less committal on Dellinger’s availability, but he did say the sophomore guard was making good progress.

“Garrett Dellinger is day to day,” Kelly said. “He had a good weekend. He was here this weekend. As you can imagine, that’s a little bit different because he’s got to be able to take a load on that knee. When you’re coming back from a knee injury, it’s easier to, obviously, not have to worry about running and cutting. But you’ve got to be able to take the load, and that’s what we’re working on right now.

“We think we’re going to get him there, but it’s still a process because now, we’re going to add practice onto it. We’ve got to see how he responds each day after practice. We had people leaning on him individually over the weekend. Now, we’re going to be leaning on him for a full practice, and we’ll see how it goes. But he’s making good progress.”

Finally, LSU fans are awaiting news on a pair of skill-position players who missed the game against Ole Miss in [autotag]Jack Bech[/autotag] and [autotag]John Emery Jr.[/autotag] Bech suffered a lower back injury against Florida, while Emery missed with an Achilles injury.

Kelly didn’t have an update on Emery, but he did say that Bech will practice this week.

“I’m certain Jack will practice. … I did get a report before I got in here on Jack,” Kelly said. “He is much improved and he was cleared to get out on the practice field today.”

Even in what looks to be a slightly down year for Alabama, this is one of the most talented rosters in college football. LSU will need to be as close to full strength as possible if it hopes to pull off the upset and put itself on the inside track in the division race.

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Joe Foucha’s breakout game elevates LSU’s secondary moving forward

Joe Foucha was one of LSU’s standout performers against Ole Miss. His breakout should elevate the secondary.

Down 24-20 in the second half, Ole Miss was deep in LSU territory and threatening to take the lead.

Rebels QB Jaxson Dart took the snap and faked a handoff to Quinshon Judkins before looking for Malik Heath on a fade route in the end zone. Under pressure from [autotag]Micah Baskerville[/autotag], the throw came up short well short of Heath, who was tightly covered by [autotag]Jarrick Bernard-Converse[/autotag].

[autotag]Joe Foucha[/autotag], playing under Heath, made a break on the ball. He extended one hand and reeled the ball in, picking off Dart.

The pick stopped any momentum Ole Miss had gotten back and put LSU in a position to pull away. [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] and the Tigers offense made the most of the ensuing drive, scoring a touchdown to go up 31-20.

 

Foucha missed the first four games of the season due to academic suspension. He returned against Auburn, playing 36 snaps. He saw significantly less time against Tennessee, getting just 6 snaps.

But over the last two weeks, Foucha has seen 160 snaps, taking over a full time role. Per PFF, Foucha was LSU’s highest-graded defender against Ole Miss.

Foucha was targeted four times and allowed just four catches for two yards. He had a 17.7 passer rating when targeted. Without [autotag]Major Burns[/autotag], LSU needed Foucha to step up at safety and he did.

Foucha and [autotag]Greg Brooks Jr.[/autotag] aren’t guys that will fly around on the back end and run with speedsters in man coverage, but they’re competent veterans who provide LSU with versatility at the position.

Foucha played 15 snaps in the box, 30 at free safety and 31 in the slot. On a few occasions, he even crept up on the edge.

Against Auburn, Foucha struggled in pass coverage, allowing three catches for 63 yards. Against Florida, he missed a couple of tackles but was better in pass coverage.

Foucha is an experienced player, but it’s understandable that it could take some time to settle in. It appears he’s now done just that. LSU had been getting solid performances from its corners, but safety had been inconsistent.

Burns was good, but his injury raised some questions. The staff tried putting Bernard-Converse back there, but his talents are best served on the outside. Brooks and [autotag]Jay Ward[/autotag] have gone back and forth between nickel and safety, but Ward seems to have found a home at nickel.

There’s a chance LSU has Burns back against Alabama, and his skillset is something LSU misses on the backend. But the emergence of Foucha gives LSU some comfort. This is the most well-rounded the secondary has been all year.

[autotag]Mekhi Garner[/autotag], Ward, [autotag]Colby Richardson[/autotag] and [autotag]Sage Ryan[/autotag] allowed just four combined catches against the Rebels.

LSU’s going to need all hands on deck with Bryce Young coming to town in two weeks. Saturday wasn’t perfect, and the Tigers defense still has some big play issues.

A secondary that was once a major question mark is continuing to round into shape and Foucha’s performance only lends more reason for Tiger fans to be optimistic about this defense.

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Instant Analysis: LSU rallies to earn signature win against No. 7 Ole Miss

The win puts the Tigers atop the SEC West, and they control their destiny in the division race.

LSU’s second shot at a top-10 team on Saturday went much better than its first. Despite yet another slow start — as has been the Tigers’ MO this season — they took down No. 7 Ole Miss at Death Valley to earn what was an ultimately decisive 45-20 win.

Everything was going the previously unbeaten Rebels’ way early on. They scored points on each of their first three drives and led 17-3 early in the second quarter. But by halftime, Ole Miss led just 20-17, and it was blanked in the final 30 minutes as LSU was able to assert its will in the second half.

Quarterback [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] continues to improve every week, and he had another fantastic outing in this one. He had 369 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns (two passing, three rushing). In the last two games, Daniels has scored 11 combined touchdowns.

Daniels led the team in rushing once again, but [autotag]Josh Williams[/autotag] had a solid day with 76 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. In his return from injury, [autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag] had eight carries for 55 yards. In total, LSU racked up 500 yards of offense.

On paper, it was a fairly successful day offensively for the Rebels, who eclipsed the 400-yard mark. But against one of the most effective offenses in college football, LSU’s defense adjusted well to a bad start.

Quarterback Jaxson Dart threw for 284 yards, but he didn’t score a touchdown and threw a crucial interception in the end zone to safety [autotag]Joe Foucha[/autotag]. Dart has made a lot of plays with his legs this season, but he had just six yards on 10 carries.

Freshman standout running back Quinshon Judkins had another impressive game, taking 25 carries for 111 yards and two scores, while receiver Malik Heath had a huge game through the air with eight catches for 145 yards. But it wasn’t enough against an LSU defense that held firm in the second half.

Linebacker Micah Baskerville led the team in tackles once again with eight, while true freshman linebacker [autotag]Harold Perkins[/autotag] notched another sack.

This easily marked the biggest win of the [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] era so far, and — at least until the conclusion of Alabama’s game against Mississippi State on Saturday night — puts LSU atop the SEC West with a 4-1 record in conference play.

The Tigers control their fate in the division race, and they’ll enter the bye with a lot of momentum ahead of a matchup against the Crimson Tide on Nov. 5. Suddenly, that one looks like it could come with the division on the line.

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Evaluating every LSU defensive back through seven games

Here’s how every LSU DB has fared seven games into the season.

LSU’s secondary was one of its biggest question marks entering the year.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] hit the transfer portal hard, adding [autotag]Mekhi Garner[/autotag], [autotag]Jarrick Bernard-Converse[/autotag], [autotag]Sevyn Banks[/autotag], [autotag]Colby Richardson[/autotag], [autotag]Joe Foucha[/autotag] and [autotag]Greg Brooks Jr.[/autotag]

LSU also had some significant returners in [autotag]Jay Ward[/autotag], [autotag]Major Burns[/autotag] and [autotag]Sage Ryan[/autotag].

Garner, Bernard-Converse, Richardson, Brooks and Ward have played the majority of the snaps. Prior to his injury, Burns played as much as anyone, and Foucha missed the first four games, but his working his way into a sizeable role.

For the most part, the results have exceeded expectations, but there have been issues when it comes to giving up explosive plays. Here’s how each has performed to this point, per the advanced statistics from Pro Football Focus.

Bird’s Eye View: My observations from the LSU-Auburn game

Here’s what we learned from watch LSU-Auburn in-person.

On Saturday night, for the first time ever, I was able to attend an LSU game with a press pass.

I got to sit in the Auburn press box and check this team out in a different fashion than usual. Given this different vantage point, I was able to notice a few things about this team that otherwise I would not have seen, so let’s talk about what I saw.

Going into the game, I was interested to see how [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] looked in the pocket. I know he is a really athletic quarterback, and that is partly what makes him so effective, but there are a lot of quarterbacks that suffer from being a ‘one-read’ guy. Meaning, the quarterback focuses on one receiver after he snaps it and if that guy isn’t open, he takes off running.

What I noticed is, Daniels does NOT do that. I witnessed on several occasions that Daniels would progress through four or five different reads before checking it down to his running back. That trait also caused him to get sacked a few times, but the main issue for him was that none of his receivers were creating separation.

Daniels wouldn’t make an ill-advised throw to someone that wasn’t open. The reason LSU only had 85 yards is that the receivers rarely got open.

Another thing I wanted to see was how the secondary looked with all of the new transfers and with [autotag]Joe Foucha[/autotag] getting his first action as an LSU Tiger. Communication seemed to be an issue all night long. There were at least five different occasions where I saw busted coverage in the back part of the secondary.

Auburn was able to get a chunk of yards multiple times because LSU defensive backs weren’t where they were supposed to be. It was only Game 5, but it seems the secondary is still ironing out some issues.

The atmosphere at Auburn was crazy, as it always is, but it was great seeing LSU pull out a huge conference win.

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Joe Foucha says injured Major Burns still contributing for LSU on defense

Burns is reportedly acting as a coach in practice while he recovers from a neck injury.

Sophomore safety [autotag]Major Burns[/autotag] sustained an injury during LSU’s win over Mississippi State on Sept. 17. It is believed he will be out for a significant amount of time.

Although he is just a sophomore, Burns is one of the most experienced guys on this Tiger defense. Most of the starters and defensive backs this year are transfers from other schools. Burns has been in Baton Rouge for two years now, which isn’t long, but comparatively, it’s more than what the other defensive backs have.

So, with his significant injury, how can Burns make an impact for these guys as they play each week? [autotag]Joe Foucha[/autotag] was asked this question when he met with the media this week.

“Yeah, he’s definitely a coach,” said Foucha. “When I came in, he’s a very high-energy guy. I love being around him. He pushes guys to the next level. Like, even today, he was out there celebrating as if he was getting ready to play as well.”

What a show of leadership by Burns. He could easily get down on himself due to injury, but he chooses to take the high road and continue to lift his teammates up and help them any way he can.

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Joe Foucha talks about his impressions of Robby Ashford and Tank Bigsby

The Tigers’ safety talked about what he’s seen from Auburn’s top two playmakers.

What a time for the LSU Tigers to get [autotag]Joe Foucha[/autotag] back.

It’s Week 5 of the 2022 season, and LSU is headed to the Plains to take on the Auburn Tigers. When it comes to Auburn playing at home, you can throw out whatever its record is. It doesn’t matter if it has one win or ten wins, Auburn always seems to find magic in its own backyard.

Auburn enters this game 3-1 with a crazy win over Missouri last week….at home. Missouri had one of the most consistent kickers in the country, so with two minutes left in the game, the Tigers chose to play to their strength and go for the field goal.

Guess what happened? He missed it.

In overtime, Missouri fumbled the game-winning touchdown run into the endzone to give Auburn the win. As I said, anything can and will happen when you play at Auburn. TJ Finley has been ruled out of the game this week, so Robby Ashford will get the start for the second week in a row.

If Auburn is going to make this a close game, they will need some help from Ashford and their running back Tank Bigsby. Foucha was asked what he thought about the two players when he met with the media.

“He’s a great quarterback,” stated Foucha. “He can sit in the pocket. He can scramble. So we’re going to have to gameplan for him. I mean, it’s a nice gameplan. We respect his game. He’s I mean, he can throw the ball, he can run it, he can pass. He can do it all. So you know, just being able to prepare for him is going to help us out Saturday.”

Additionally, Auburn running back Tank Bigsby may be the best player on the team’s offense, but Foucha thinks LSU can slow him down on Saturday.

“He’s a great running back. He runs downhill, he runs hard, he can cut back, he can do it all,” added Foucha. “So just focusing on him, it’s going to be like another game. He’s a great running back, but we’re just going to do our job, lock in on our job and that’s going to slow him down.”

Foucha may be playing his first game of the season, but he has definitely done his homework on Auburn to prepare for this game. LSU will take on Auburn this Saturday at 6 p.m. CT.

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