Danny Etling was all alone.
Every other LSU football player had already returned to the locker room, their pregame warmups complete ahead of the Tigers’ morning kickoff against Arkansas last Saturday.
And there was Etling, LSU’s senior quarterback throwing with an equipment manager. Back-and-forth they threw, the only two people on the field as Tiger Stadium filled with fans about an hour before kickoff.
This was unusual and confusing. What was Etling doing? Why had he not warmed up with other players like normal?