Maason Smith injury update: Brian Kelly provides latest on talented LSU DT

LSU lost an important piece of its defense when defensive tackle Maason Smith went down during the 24-23 loss to Florida State.

Smith appeared to injure his knee during a celebration after making a big stop in LSU’s first defensive drives of the game. His lack of presence was felt as the Tigers had some struggles on both sides of the ball.

Tigers head coach Brian Kelly provided an update on Smith’s status, telling reporters that Smith will have an MRI on his injured knee done first thing on Monday morning. That means that it shouldn’t be too much longer before there’s another update on his status moving forward.

ICYMI: #LSU coach Brian Kelly says DT Maason Smith will have an MRI on his injured left knee first thing Monday morning.

— Sheldon Mickles (@MicklesAdvocate) September 5, 2022

The Tigers will hope to get Smith back in the fold soon as they prepare to compete for their first win of the season against Southern on Sept. 10.

Crissy Froyd

Crissy covers SEC football news for Saturday Down South.