Brian Kelly explains why Harold Perkins won’t be used as a spy against Jalen Milroe
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Brian Kelly will not be changing his defensive scheme for Alabama this week, the LSU head coach explained Wednesday.
Kelly was asked if he would use Harold Perkins as a spy against Jalen Milroe on Saturday, but he explained that he won’t be changing the defensive structure.
“No, we wouldn’t change the structure of our defense,” Kelly said during the SEC coaches teleconference. “So we’ve established who we are from a defensive standpoint. There are different fronts that we use and 3rd down obviously is where you consider using the spy and as you know he’s been part of our pass rush.”
Kelly said that he does plan on giving the elite linebacker the chance to either rush or drop back on defense, but the Tigers will not have Perkins playing as the spy on Saturday against Alabama.
“So there obviously are opportunities to do some things with him that allow him to rush or drop depending on what the particular calls are,” Kelly said. “In answering the question in its form, no, we wouldn’t have to do anything to change the structure of the defense to include him into different segments of a defense that could include dropping, blitzing, spying and still have it be part of our new structure.”
Perkins has been a huge part of LSU’s defense this season, racking up 39 tackles, 3 sacks and an interception. The Tigers are looking for a big game from Perkins this weekend as they take on a quarterback that excels at both throwing the long ball and taking it on the ground himself.
LSU is looking for a signature win to try and secure a trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship and possibly even reach the College Football Playoff.
