BATON ROUGE — LSU took a much-needed day off from the practice field on Sunday, but it was anything but an off day for the team as the Tigers spent the day meeting with the media and fans as part of the school’s annual Media Day and Fan Day.
Nearly 100 members of the media from across the state and the region converged on campus as head coach Les Miles along with offensive coordinator Gary Crowton and defensive coordinator Bo Pelini conducted a press conference with the media.
Following the coaches press conference, members of the media then met with the Tigers, spending an hour with the team doing such things as conducting interviews and taking pictures of the squad.
After media day, the Tigers and the coaching staff headed to Tiger Stadium where they were greeted by approximately 6,000 fans as part of fan day. The players and coaches spent over an hour with the fans, taking pictures and signing autographs.
“This was a day that’s good for the players and the fans,” LSU coach Les Miles said. “We needed the day off after eight straight days of practice. We had a high-intensity scrimmage on Saturday it was good to use today as an opportunity to get our legs back under us.
“The turn out at Fan Day was great. It’s nice to be able to spend time with, talk to and take pictures with our fans. We understand how passionate our fans are and I know that our team enjoys being able to interact with them on a day like today.”
LSU will return to practice on Monday as the Tigers will have two workouts, including a morning session in full pads followed by an afternoon practice in shells.