BATON ROUGE, La. -- When it comes to the pass coverage assignments at his new position, LSU outside linebacker Corey Thompson, a converted safety, has that part down pat.
Other parts of Thompson’s transition remain a work in progress.
"He was saying today, 'Man, linebacker’s not a joke,'" senior inside linebacker Kendell Beckwith chuckled after Thursday’s practice. "I was like, 'I told you. There’s a lot more hitting than back there at safety.' He’s pretty good at covering because he’s a safety. He’s just got to continue to work on the contact part of it and he’ll be fine.