LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda will return to his coaching role when the Tigers begin fall camp, but on Thursday, he played the part of a learner.
Aranda, who's entering his third year with LSU, watched the first day of New Orleans Saints training camp in Metairie on Thursday hoping to learn some new teaching methods to use with his players.
"To be out here and to just see it take place live, to see the communication that's involved and to see how it's built ... all that, I think, is vital," he said.
Aranda said he reached out to Saints defensive coordinator Dennis Allen and linebackers coach Mike Nolan about attending the practice session.