It was more of a football-related reason as to why LSU canceled its spring scrimmage, as head coach Brian Kelly explained.

Following the team's fifth spring practice Saturday morning, Brian Kelly told reporters that LSU is transitioning its annual spring football game that caps the spring session and its 15 allotted practices to a "much more engaging event for our fans with our players."

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers will hold an open practice on April 12 for fans to attend in Tiger Stadium rather than a formal Spring Game in 2025. The program will hold an autograph session following the practice with fans to attend in Death Valley.

Brian Kelly is making changes to LSU's spring game in 2025, although they're not the changes some would expect.

Senior safety Jardin Gilbert is out for the duration of spring, LSU coach Brian Kelly told reporters after the team's fifth practice Saturday morning. Gilbert had surgery on his shoulder in the offseason. Through the first handful of practices, Gilbert has been seen off to the side, navigating some individual workouts with trainers.

LSU football staffers, donors, and head coach Brian Kelly had no held-backs admitting that college football recruiting is "a money game now." All schools' primary focus before the July 1 deadline would be to distribute funds to athletes through designated contracts due to new revenue-sharing implementation,

The LSU Tigers are already seeing the fruits of their labor this spring as stars from both their incredible Transfer Portal class and high school recruiting crew are breaking out in the first full week of practices.

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