The LSU Tigers kicked off spring practice on Thursday and even just on day one Brian Kelly realized his team is in a much better place now than it was just one year ago. When Brian Kelly came in to the program last season, he had to re-teach each player how to practice, re-establish expectations, and start to build a winning culture to bring a championship back to Baton Rouge. This season, those players know how to practice. They know the expectations. And the beginning of the construction of a culture is already one year in the making. So last year when Brian Kelly inherited a roster with 75 percent turnover and a whole lot of questions surrounding what the team would look like moving forward, is a completely different narrative this go around.
Kelly spoke with the media and provided updates about several players' statuses. The running back room was fairly light on Thursday due to lingering knee injuries to returners Josh Williams and Armoni Goodwin. Plus, John Emery was absent as well as he continues to struggle with what has been plaguing his playing time since the start of the 2021 season. Can incoming freshman Trey Holly carry the load until those three are back healthy and eligible?
Finally, Kelly revealed that backup quarterback Garrett Nussmeier underwent a corrective surgery that left him less than 100 percent on day one of spring practice but he should be good to go in about a week. Kelly named Jayden Daniels the starter at the end of the season and that remains to be true, but still will allow incoming freshman and Baton Rouge local Rickie Collins to get reps in practice.

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