BATON ROUGE — LSU running back Shyrone Carey and strong safety Jack Hunt will both sit out of practice this week after suffering knee injuries against Mississippi State on Saturday.
Carey, a junior from New Orleans, and Hunt, a senior from Ruston, La., both have sprained medial collateral ligaments in their knees. Carey, who leads LSU with 307 yards rushing and 6 touchdowns, sprained the MCL in his left knee, while Hunt has a sprained MCL in his right knee.
Neither injury will require surgery.
“These injuries are going to keep Shyrone and Jack out of practice this week,” LSU coach Nick Saban said on Monday. “The plan is for them to undergo treatment for their injuries this week and then re-evaluate them at the beginning of next week.”
Saban added that defensive end Marquise Hill (ankle) and linebacker Adrian Mayes (wrist) are both expected to return to practice this week. Both players sat out the MIssissippi State game after suffering injuries in LSU’s win over Georgia.
The practice schedule this week for the Tigers has LSU practicing on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.