LSU has completed its first spring camp under Brian Kelly.

The Tigers have plenty of work to do this summer in preparation for preseason camp, then even more work in preparation for the season-opener against Florida State on Labor Day weekend.

Kelly believes his team is headed in the right direction after its spring game Saturday in Tiger Stadium.

“We’re going to be competitive,” Kelly said. “We have some holes and ones we need to address. I always leave the spring hoping to know the weaknesses.”

Kelly didn’t find a whole lot of answers in the spring game, but he did find useful information.

“By and large, there were a lot of plays out there that give us an opportunity to assess our strengths and weaknesses,” he said. “I feel really good right now in our evaluation process.”

That evaluation process will reveal questions that remain for the Tigers.

Here are 6 key questions as LSU heads into the offseason:

1. How is the running back position going to work?

It’s unclear exactly how the running backs are going to be used.

Will there be a featured back? Probably not.

Will multiple backs get significant opportunities? Probably.

Is it clear how the opportunities will be divvied up? No.

But John Emery II, Noah Cain, Armoni Goodwin, Tre Bradford and Josh Williams comprise a group that should be able to get the job done.

We just don’t know exactly who will do what.

2. Who’s going to be the quarterback?

It could be Myles Brennan or Garrett Nussmeier or Jayden Daniels or Walker Howard.

Who knows?

Kelly said the comparable performances in the spring game made the competition even harder to figure out.

He certainly doesn’t want to play multiple quarterbacks, calling such a scenario a “nightmare.”

“I’d much rather play one quarterback,” Kelly said.

Who will be the one? Check back in August.

3. Will a tight end emerge?

Kelly has been concerned about the tight end position, but he seemed encouraged by what he saw from Kole Taylor in the spring game.

He said Taylor was an “upgrade” in the spring game and said he was “more than a pedestrian player.”

That isn’t the highest praise, but the coach said Taylor has “lots of potential” and “needs to live in the weight room.”

Maybe Taylor will be an impact player at tight end. Maybe not.

4. What will the offensive line look like?

The offensive line does not return any full-time starters from last season.

The offensive line has a lot of potential but few proven players.

Kelly had a good track record of producing effective linemen and lines at Notre Dame. Kelly had 9 linemen selected in the past 8 NFL drafts, including 4 1st-rounders. LSU’s most recent 1st-round offensive lineman was Alan Faneca in 1998.

So the ingredients are there for a good offensive line and yet it’s too soon to make any judgments especially since Garrett Dellinger, a potential important piece to the line, did not participate in spring practice.

5. Who are going to be the playmakers in the secondary?

LSU used 4 quarterbacks in the spring game. They threw a combined 49 passes. The defense had 0 interceptions.

The Tigers lost a bunch of defensive backs from last season and brought in a bunch of new ones, including several transfers with college experience.

Somebody has to make big plays in pass defense, but the spring game gave no indication as to who that might be.

6. Can the defensive line get into the backfield regularly?

The defensive line got off to a fast start in the spring game, then it became less effective.

Maason Smith had 2 early sacks as the line penetrated for 7 tackles for loss, including 5 sacks, in the first 20 snaps. The defense had just 2 more tackles for loss, including 1 sack, the rest of the way.

Greg Penn III had a good spring.

LSU has a lot of talented defensive linemen, but Kelly and his staff have to develop a rotation that will consistently produce plays in the backfield.