LSU Spring Football 2019: Special Teams

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesLSU’s special teams units had a major turnaround last season, finishing in the top-10 overall in S&P+. And while a lot of that credit has to go to Cole Tracy, obviously, for having the best overall kicking season in LSU history, he was just one component.

LSU Special Teams in 2018

FG value (per kick) 0.45 13 Punt efficiency 76.10% 7 Kickoff efficiency 96.20% 1 Punt return efficiency 17.70% 128 Kick return efficiency 50.00% 44 Overall, LSU dominated kicking the ball and covering kicks, and used that to create field position advantages regularly, something that was incredibly valuable with an inconsistent offense.

But ultimately, it was a unit that was…