With a boatload of returning starters, a top-rated recruiting class coming aboard and three new assistant coaches on staff -- including highly regarded former Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda -- Les Miles’ November drama seems like a distant memory.
Miles will lead LSU into his 12th spring practice on Monday, with the Tigers once again harboring SEC championship and College Football Playoff hopes. Here is how things look in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as Miles’ team prepares to take the field for the first time:
2015 record: 9-3 (5-3), beat Texas Tech in AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
Final AP rank: No.