Harold Perkins and Whit Weeks missed practice on Monday. Here's what Brian Kelly said regarding their absences.

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Junior linebacker Whit Week s did not participate in the Tigers' 14th practice Friday morning. Senior quarterback Garrett ...

LSU football head coach Brian Kelly offered an explanation for why star linebacker Whit Weeks missed practice on Friday ...

His injury forced Weeks into more of a prominent role within the Tigers' defense and he flourished, leading the team in tackles and clearing the next defender by nearly 40 stops.

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Weeks, a sophomore, was LSU's leading tackler this season. He had 119 tackles during the regular season, the third-most in the SEC, and was leading the team with six tackles in the Texas Bowl.