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LSU Football: Pair of 2020 signees will miss time this spring

LSU football head coach Ed Orgeron announced on Tuesday morning that two of the Tigers’ highest rated 2020 signees will miss time this spring.

Five-star tight end Arik Gilbert and five-star cornerback Elias Ricks both had off-season surgery.

Both players are already enrolled at LSU.

Coach O said Gilbert will miss all of spring practice, while Ricks should be back by mid-spring.

Ed Orgeron reveals LSU’s two highest-rated signees won’t be available to start spring practice after enrolling early due to offseason surgeries.

TE Arik Gilbert expected to miss all of spring, CB Elias Ricks expected back mid-spring.