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For Ja'Marr Chase and Derek Stingley, Iron Sharpens Iron

It's the talk of the fall, the matchup everyone – players, coaches, staff, NFL scouts, message board posters – wants to see. It would be the hottest ticket in town, if it were available.

But this matchup takes place daily behind the closed doors of LSU's Football Practice Facility, and Derek Stingley Sr. has seen it before.

The battles between his son, freshman cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., and sophomore wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, have become the stuff of legend around LSU's football operations facility. And as the two have exploded onto the scene in 2019 as two of college football's best at their positions, that legend has only grown.