LSU Practice Report: Some absences and the first-string O-line

LSU head coach Ed Orgeron on the field before kickoff against Texas A&M, Saturday, November 25, 2017, at LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.A host of players missed LSU's practice on Thursday.

With five months until the season opener against Miami, that's not so significant, but we provide you the rundown here, along with a glimpse we got of LSU's current No. 1 offensive line.

An unusually high number of players missed practice Thursday. It probably has something to do with the timing of drills. They were moved up an hour, potentially interfering in some players' classes. The following were not noticed at drills: OLB Ray Thornton, CB Kary Vincent, S Cameron Lewis, S Ed Paris and S JaCoby…