Two muffed punts by LSU’s Malik Nabers proved to be critical errors in the Tigers’ loss to Florida State on Sunday night.
And there has been plenty of discussion about those miscues in the days that have followed.
During the SEC coaches teleconference Wednesday, LSU’s Brian Kelly was asked about where things stand for the Tigers when it comes to punt returns heading into Saturday night’s home opener against Southern.
“I think we all know what we want to see and that’s obviously fielding the ball cleanly,” Kelly said. “.. We’ve added some additional drills where we have some distractions in front of the returner, forcing him to get his eyes trained properly. Malik’s going to stay back there for some work. We’re not going to fire him from his duties. … Sage Ryan has been back there and we have a couple of young players who are going to get some work as well.”
The Tigers matchup with Southern on Saturday is set to kick off at 7:30 p.m. (ET) and will be televised by the SEC Network.
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