For LSU football , it was already a tense enough preseason camp to have Tiger fans ready to bite through glass.

But two things happened this past week that had the anxiety meter pegging the needle, making an already sweaty August even worse.

First came the word/rumor that Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier had suffered a devastating knee injury Wednesday in practice. Sources, and finally LSU coach Brian Kelly himself, dispelled the notion, though something had clearly happened. Then there were the developing legal issues for backup running back JT Lindsey.

Kelly said Friday that basically Nussmeier has been dealing with chronic tendinitis in his knee, and that he tweaked it during practice. Nussmeier was, reporters were told, back out for practice Friday – the practice session was

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