The [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] era in Baton Rouge began in earnest on Saturday as the Tigers took the field for their first spring game under the new coaching staff.
Aside from the quarterback competition, one of the most interesting position battles on the docket was the logjam at the running back spot. All eyes were on [autotag]John Emery Jr.[/autotag], who was returning from academic ineligibility last season, but it was sophomore [autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag] who got things started for the offense with its first touchdown of the day.
After a nice drive from redshirt freshman quarterback [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier[/autotag], Goodwin capped things off with a 10-yard run to the corner on a shotgun draw. In the offense vs. defense format, it cut the defense’s lead to 16-10.
Armoni Goodwin touchdown! The offense finally shows some life and gets its first TD of the day with Nuss at QB pic.twitter.com/GIPjowK7sr
— Matthew Brune (@MatthewBrune_) April 23, 2022
One of the most interesting things to see on Saturday was going to be how LSU divided the reps among the talented group of running backs, and while it will still be a battle for carries come fall, Goodwin had a very solid start in the spring game.
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