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Riley to Wear No. 4 in Tribute to McKnight

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Senior linebacker Duke Riley will take the field for LSU one final time tomorrow when the 20th-ranked Tigers face 13th-ranked Louisville in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, and he will do so wearing the No. 4 jersey to honor his fallen mentor and fellow John Curtis alum Joe McKnight.

McKnight was killed on Dec. 1 just outside of New Orleans in what was deemed a road rage incident. McKnight was born in River Ridge, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, and starred at John Curtis Christian High School.

He was considered the No.