BATON ROUGE — LSU’s spring football game was probably decided when the rosters were split up. With its lineup stocked with most of next year’s projected starters, the White team rolled to a 45-6 victory over the Purple. Head coach Les Miles couldn’t even remember the final score afterward, nor did he seem to care. He was looking at the big picture. “This may have been as productive of a spring as I’ve been around,” he pronounced. Miles seemed most encouraged by the spring’s progress in the offensive line, where he said he thinks he’ll have more flexibility than ever before and the linebackers, where he’s almost positive that the Tigers will have the fastest trio he’s ever been around. But, of course, all eyes were on the quarterbacks Saturday as the promised nasty weather held off long enough for the Tigers to complete spring drills. For the record, quarterbacks Anthony Jennings and Brandon Harris bounced back forth between both teams, while wide receivers Travin Dural and Malachi Dupre tortured the Purple secondary for a combined 239 yards and a pair touchdown catches each. All told, the White team had 411 yards passing. Miles said the mismatch was to see the backup defensive line — where LSU is searching for depth — go up against the starting offensive line. But he admitted it might have put some young defensive backs into situations they couldn’t be expected to handle. “We got the things done that we needed to accomplish,” Miles said. “We threw the ball much more in spring ball. We did the same thing in the game. I think both (quarterbacks) moved forward.” “We’re much better offensively (than last year),” offensive coordinator Cam Cameron said. Miles said four players who stood out during the spring work were a cross-section — running back Leonard Fournette, offensive lineman Ethan Pocic, defensive lineman Davon Godchaux and safety Jamal Adams shared the most improved player of the spring award. Fournette, who’s likely to be the focus of the offense after cracking 1,000 yards rushing as a freshman last, was used sparingly Saturday. He had eight carries for 42 yards. Dupre and Dural, along with former Barbe High tight end DeSean Smith, were the ball hogs. Although tight end receptions were a rarity last season, three caught passes by the end of the third quarter. Smith caught the game’s first pass for 12 yards and later scored the longest touchdown on a 50-yard reception on freshman Justin McMillan’s first pass, a bullet that Smith caught without breaking stride. “Absolutely,” Smith said when asked if the tight ends figured to a bigger part of the passing game. “We did that all spring. It felt great.” Dupre had 112 yards receiving, including touchdown catches of 37 and 35 yards, one each from Jennings and Harris. Dural had 127 yards and touchdowns of 41 and 8 yards. Jennings was 12 of 20 for 242 yards and two touchdowns. Harris was 11 of 17 for 178 yards and also two touchdowns. “I’m confident in our quarterback play,” Miles said. “If we get good quality quarterback play, I think we can be where we want to be.” “We’ll focus on each guy being the best he can be,” Cameron said. “It will sort itself out. I’m confident in that.” “This was a good ending to a quality spring,” Miles said.
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