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Video: New LSU QB talks to the media amidst spring competition

Nick Cole

By Nick Cole

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LSU’s Danny Etling was biding his time last fall, as he sat out the season required by NCAA transfer rules.

Now that spring practice has rolled around, the former Purdue quarterback back in action.

And by all indications, he is right in the thick of a healthy quarterback competition with Tigers’ incumbent starter Brandon Harris.

We’ve heard LSU coach Les Miles say that Etling is “coming like heck” after the starting job earlier in spring practice, but we had yet to hear from the new Tigers quarterback himself.

Etling recently spoke with the LSU media, and NOLA.com’s Jim Kleinpeter was there to capture it.

Here’s a look at what Etling had to say:

Nick Cole

Nick Cole is a former print journalist with several years of experience covering the SEC. Born and raised in SEC country, he has taken in the game-day experience at all 14 stadiums.

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