It’s sure to be an emotional night in Death Valley for both sides on Saturday.

LSU will be without starting nickel Greg Brooks Jr. when it faces Arkansas at Tiger Stadium after he underwent surgery last Friday to remove a brain tumor. Brooks, who previously played with the Razorbacks for three seasons, will certainly be on the minds of both teams.

In the wake of Brooks’ diagnosis, Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said he would do anything in his power to help the player he previously coached.

“If it’s at all possible, if I thought that it would help him, I certainly would,” Pittman said, per On3. “Would do a lot of things.”

Pittman said he would like to meet with Brooks’ family, though he’s unsure if it would be allowed by NCAA rules limiting contact between coaches and opposing players.

“I can’t really answer that right now because I haven’t spoke with coach (Brian) Kelly,” Pittman said. “I want to make sure that, I don’t want to overstep any type of boundaries there and things of that nature. I want to have high respect for him and their program as well.

“At this moment I don’t have plans to see him, but I’m not telling you that we haven’t talked about it and that it’s not in the works, as well.”