LSU will be without some defensive line depth Saturday (Oct. 6) against No. 22 Florida, as nose tackle Tyler Shelvin did not make the trip to Florida on Friday, multiple sources told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune.
Shelvin has participated in just one game this season. LSU did not have a comment on his absence.
Shelvin, once the No. 1 rated high school player in Louisiana, redshirted his freshman season due to academic issues and has struggled to lose weight on his 6-foot-3, 362-pound frame.
Through the summer, it appeared if Shelvin could get in shape he could compete for time on the defensive line.