Dave Aranda will coach the LSU defense for a third season in 2018.
By his count, it's really more like his second.
Aranda went on Baton Rouge ESPN radio Thursday morning and said LSU will have enough returning players on defense for him to build off what the Tigers installed during the 2017 season.
That was not the case after his first season, when LSU lost several key defensive players to the NFL Draft.
"It's really going to be our second year on defense," Aranda said. "It's our third, obviously. But with guys actually coming back this time, it's really the second.