As LSU’s players stretched before the last practice of preseason camp , videos about Clemson played on the screens inside Tiger Stadium.

They showed coach Dabo Swinney leading Clemson’s pregame ritual of touching Howard’s Rock before running onto the field, then cut to highlights from LSU’s win over Clemson in the 2019 national championship game.

The practice Saturday night took place around the same time that No. 9 LSU will play No. 4 Clemson in the season opener Aug. 30. And with only a week until the game, LSU played things safe.

The Tigers did not tackle live, and several key players were either limited or did not practice.

- Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier did not throw. After a practice Aug. 15 when Nussmeier also did not throw, coach Brian Kelly said it was a case of load mana

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