Defensive back Ronnie Prude led all defenders with eight tackles.
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BATON ROUGE — LSU coach Nick Saban put the defending national champion Tigers through their first scrimmage of the spring on Friday as the squad went over 100 plays here in Tiger Stadium.
Friday’s scrimmage started with the Tigers in game-like conditions with the first offense facing the second defense followed by the second offense going against the first defense. From there, LSU went to a situational scrimmage, focusing on third-and-long situations, the two-minute drill and redzone offense.
The Tigers also worked on special teams, focusing on both punts and kickoffs.
“I was pleased with what got accomplished out there today,” Saban said. “I thought especially early we looked good, crisp, sharp, and fast. I think got tired probably pretty quickly in the scrimmage and let it affect us a little bit mentally in terms of our ability to stay sharp and crisp and execute the way we need to with consistency.”
In the game-like portion of the scrimmage, the Tigers scored three touchdowns and added a pair of Ryan Gaudet field goals. Craig Davis scored on a 30-yard touchdown reception from JaMarcus Russell for one score, while quarterback Matt Flynn connected with Shawn Jordan and Paul Coryell on a pair of TDs.
Quarterback Marcus Randall directed the offense on a 9-play drive, which included a 24-yard completion to Dwayne Bowe, that was capped by a 39-yard Gaudet field goal.
“I was really pleased with the way we made some big plays offensively today with the receivers,” Saban said. “Dwayne (Bowe) made some nice catches and Buster (Davis) made some nice catches. That was very encouraging because they