ATLANTA — LSU wide receiver was in a car accident Friday night and needed medical treatment, coach Brian Kelly told The Advocate, but he’s expected to practice at the start of preseason camp.
Kelly said the accident wasn’t “as bad” as a January involving LSU redshirt freshman quarterback , who has since rejoined the team.Â
Anderson, an Oklahoma transfer, will miss about a week before returning to LSU’s offseason program.
“It wasn’t quite as bad as Colin Hurley’s, which was life-threatening, but enough that he had to get checked in and stayed overnight for observations,” Kelly said Monday at SEC Media Days. “But he comes out of it really good.”
After transferring in December, Anderson was limited during spring practice with a hamstring injury, Kelly said. Anderson missed almost the entire 2024 season with an injury.
“We didn’t want to get into a situation where, as you know, the medical issues with him at Oklahoma were real,” Kelly said. “So, we just wanted to be careful with him.”
The nature of Anderson’s injury at Oklahoma has been vague. Oklahoma coach Brent Venables reporters that Anderson suffered a quadriceps injury, but described the issue as a hip injury.
As a redshirt freshman two years ago, Anderson recorded 31 catches for 798 yards and 10 touchdowns, which set an Oklahoma freshman record. A 6-foot-4, 216-pound sophomore, he was considered one of the top available players in the transfer portal.
“We think that this is going to be short term, a week or so, and then he’ll be back at it,” Kelly said.
