Greg Gilmore remembered playing 58 snaps last season against Alabama. Against some teams, that can be a manageable workload.
Not against Alabama.
"I was tired, man," said the fifth-year senior nose tackle for LSU. "I felt like I couldn't give it my all at the end. I was just kind of in there."
Although nobody pinned blame for the 10-0 loss last November in Baton Rouge on him, Gilmore went into the summer looking for a way to increase his durability. He might have found it after a talk with 76-year-old defensive line coach Pete Jenkins.