Takeaways from LSU football practice

BY PETER RAUTERKUS @peter_rauterkus

LSU football had its final practice of fall camp Saturday, running through drills and scrimmaging in front of former players and families in Tiger Stadium.

With two weeks until it kicks off its first game against Florida State Sept. 3, LSU now transitions into normal practice and game preparation.

The team finished Saturday’s practice with a scrimmage following the normal warmups and drill work, giving one final look at how the first team offense and defense lines up before the first game. Here are some observations from the practice.

Denver Harris returns

Harris was absent from LSU’s team picture last week, and had missed three prior practices. Brian Kelly gave an update on Harris’ status Wednesday, saying that the sophomore defensive back was “handling some personal matters.”

Kelly also added that Harris could be back this weekend, which was the case at Saturday’s practice. At practice, he was running with the third-team defense, where he has spent much of fall camp.

Defensive back outlook

The defensive backfield has become one of LSU’s biggest

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