LSU got a small dose of optimism Monday on the injury front, with Lane Kiffin saying tight end Trey’Dez Green and linebacker Whit Weeks are both expected to return “at some point” this season.
That still leaves both players sidelined indefinitely, but Kiffin’s update offered the clearest sign yet that neither injury is viewed as season-ending. Green and Weeks have been out since September, with Green dealing with knee issues after LSU’s Sept. 19 loss to Ole Miss and Weeks recovering from a lower-leg fracture suffered in the Tigers’ Sept. 26 win over Texas A&M.
“That will make us feel a lot better,” Kiffin said when asked about the overall state of the program. “Because those guys not just are great, All-American players.
They were the (number) sevens for a reason. They’re dynamic leaders on the field.”
Kiffin said LSU still doesn’t have a target date for Green, but he added that the junior tight end is no longer in a brace and is moving freely on the injured knee. The coach sounded encouraged about where Green stands in the recovery process.
“If there’s anybody that’s gonna come back sooner maybe than what people thought, it would be him,” Kiffin said. He’s getting closer.”
Weeks, meanwhile, was still on a scooter with a heavy wrap on his leg as of Saturday. He watched LSU’s 63-14 win over McNeese State from a suite in Tiger Stadium rather than from the sideline.
So far, the Tigers have managed just fine without them. LSU handled Texas A&M 35-6 in Week 4 and then rolled past McNeese State. In Weeks’ place, junior Davhon Keys got the start at linebacker, while LSU rotated transfer tight ends Malachi Thomas, Zach Grace and Roman Mothershed in Green’s spot.
Mothershed, who came over from Troy, caught a 1-yard touchdown in the win over McNeese. Keys added four tackles.
LSU now has seven games left, and every one of them comes against SEC opponents. The stretch begins Saturday at Kentucky at 6 p.m. on ABC/ESPN, followed by Mississippi State at home in Week 7 and Auburn on the road in Week 8. The Tigers will have an open date in Week 9 before their Week 10 home matchup with Alabama.
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