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11:53

Kevin Spain, T-P - Hello everyone, we'll be going live with James Varney shortly. Go ahead and start sending in your questions.

12:01

Kevin Spain, T-P - OK, everyone, we're going live with James Varney and taking your questions.

12:01

[Comment From LSUUUUUUUU]
Why did Harry Coleman change from Safety to LB?

12:04

James Varney - Miles had hinted someone might make the move from secondary to linebacker - both to reporters and, apparently, the d backfield. But no one knew who might make the move until Monday morning when Coleman said Coach Cooper called him. Chad Jones has long been talked about as a possible linebacker/d back, but he is apparently having an excellent spring as free safety and is a lock to start there. Also, Miles noted the team likes three players - Ron Brooks, Danny McCray and Karnell Hatcher - at strong safety and has Loston, among others, coming in August. So Coleman was odd man out, so to speak.

12:04

[Comment From Tickle Me Mike the Tiger]
Who is gonna take over the kicking duties now that Colt David is gone?

12:06

James Varney - You're taking away my next story this week! At this point, the punting is between Derek Helton, a transfer from a Kansas JUCO, and Josh Jasper. Helton has the edge there. At FG/XP/KO Jasper is atop the depth chart - he handled kickoffs mostly last year. Drew Alleman is apparently competing for the PK job but not at punter. Andrew Crutchfield, a scholarship player who was unable to break through, is reportedly still at LSU and enrolled but is not practicing.

12:06

[Comment From jack-e]
So, Jim, do you think our baseball team is really that good? I mean, they keep winning the SEC serieses, so maybe they'll be battle tested by the end of the season. What do you think?

12:08

James Varney - I think your point about winning series is right on the money. That's the approach every baseball team should take - win this series we have right now - and LSU seems to have perfected it. Obviously Tennessee at home should be some ripe plucking for another series win. As to whether they are that good, I wish I had seen the Georgia and Alabama games. I think the starting combo of Ranaudo/Coleman/Ross is very, very good (Coleman should be an All-American) and Ott has been a revelation out of the pen. The freshman class Mainieri assembled is clearly outstanding. I guess that's a long winded way of saying they look like the best team in the SEC to me, and that's usually v. good.

12:08

[Comment From LSUUUUUUUU]
With Terrance Tolliver down, who steps into the starting role?

12:10

James Varney - That will be interesting to see. They have kind of been looking at three players there - Chris Mitchell, R.J. Jackson and Tim Molton - and it's hard to figure out where those three are sorted. If Toliver doesn't go Saturday we should get a clearer picture on who the 3rd receiver is. That depth chart of five players does not include Reuben Randle, obviously, who won't be on campus until August but appears likely to get serious consideration for playing time as a true freshman.

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