Brian Kelly: The 'Temperature Has Turned Up' With The Return Of Whit Week & Harold Perkins

LSU star linebackers Whit Weeks and Harold Perkins Jr. returned to practice this week for the start of fall camp after missing all of spring ball while recovering from injuries.

Perkins suffered a torn ACL injury vs. UCLA last season, while Weeks sustained a dislocated ankle and a fractured tibia in the Texas Bowl victory.

Both players were a full-go at the start of fall practice on Wednesday, and coach Brian Kelly said their physical presence makes a noticeable difference...

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"Presence... We can all appreciate it's Day 1 and we're trying to feel ourselves out with getting our feet back in the ground and playing football," Kelly said. "But their presence is impactful. You see them, you feel them, you hear them."

"When somebody is not in a room, you can kind of feel the temperature change a little bit. The temperature is a little bit different when those two are in the room."

"It's hard to replace great players, but it's even harder to replace great leaders. And those guys lead by example and make a huge difference."

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