A major storyline for LSU during its recently completed spring practices was improving a special teams unit that ranked among the bottom of the SEC in nearly every relevant category a season ago. According to junior long snapper Blake Ferguson, new special teams coordinator Greg McMahon has made great strides towards that goal.
“Having Coach McMahon in there has been awesome,” Ferguson said. “We have really rallied around him to soak us as much knowledge as he’s got because he’s got all this experience from the NFL. He knows what playing like a pro really means. So, when we got out there—whether it’s go to practice, go to games, go to meetings—we’re trying to do it as if we’re a pro because ultimately that’s the goal.