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Eleven LSU football players will be expanding their horizons through a program that will send them abroad. The players will be traveling to Senegal, West Africa for 8 days.
LSU athletics, International Programs, and the Center for Community Engagement, Learning and Leadership joined together to create a study abroad program for the athletes. The main purpose of the program is for the student athletes to “implement global and in-state service-learning elements in their coursework.” The program will also “introduce LSU student-athletes to Senegal’s rich culture and its strong ties to Louisiana.”
For LSU football coach Brian Kelly, the program also serves a purpose outside of football. According to the head coach, the program allow players to develop off the field, which is a big goal for his program, he said in a statement.
“One of the things that I have tried to do since coming to LSU is to not only set the standards and the process of building a program that graduates champions, but to help our players establish an identity outside of football. I want our players to have the opportunity to see things from a different perspective and to really take ownership in their studies and to understand that there’s much more out there than just being a football player. The opportunities of being an LSU football player go far beyond the field so I want to use the study abroad program to help them understand that.”
More on the collaboration between LSU Athletics, International Programs, and the Center for Community Engagement, Learning and Leadership (CCELL) and the plans for the trip. https://t.co/Z0aUwVSRCO
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) May 10, 2023
