Senior safety Jardin Gilbert is out for the duration of spring, LSU coach Brian Kelly told reporters after the team's fifth practice Saturday morning. Gilbert had surgery on his shoulder in the offseason. Through the first handful of practices, Gilbert has been seen off to the side, navigating some individual workouts with trainers.

It appears LSU has joined a growing list of prominent college football programs to not play a spring game amid concerns around tampering.

Following the team's fifth spring practice Saturday morning, Brian Kelly told reporters that LSU is transitioning its annual spring football game that caps the spring session and its 15 allotted practices to a "much more engaging event for our fans with our players."

LSU Football has announced an open practice session to replace the traditional Spring Game. This move matches an increasing trend among collegiate football programs to shift their spring activities. LSU Football Shakes Things Up: Open Practice to Replace Spring Game Shea Dixon of The Bengal Tiger reported that the Tigers will host an open practice on April 12,