While the rest of the country focused on the NCAA Tournament, LSU staged a 130-play, live-tackling scrimmage Saturday.
Coach Les Miles cited two big takeaways: The defense, fast to the ball, had a better day, and Anthony Jennings was slightly more productive than Brandon Harris at quarterback.
Miles also gave some great detail about the players who stood out during the scrimmage:
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#LSU coach Les Miles: This spring we've practiced three days a week & no more. Allows us to have more meeting time, walk-through instruction
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Miles on Harris: "Made some really big plays both with his feet and with his hands." #LSU
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#LSU coach Les Miles: Kevin Toliver is a very talented guy. Ed paris is every bit as capable as any. Good competition there.
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#LSU coach Les Miles: Davon Godchaux played extremely well, LaCouture a nice day. Kendell Beckwith ran and knocked somethings down.
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#LSU coach Les Miles: Chark really is much improved. he's got speed and ability and he's catching it well.
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#LSU coach Les Miles sporting a bandage on his left knee, collateral damage from today's Big Cat Drill.
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LSU also held its coaching clinic this weekend. Among those who spoke: NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, veteran NFL offensive line coach Paul Alexander, offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, defensive coordinator Kevin Steele and defensive line coach Ed Orgeron.
Irvin, a Dallas Cowboys superstar, addressed the LSU football team on Friday afternoon.
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
