Brian Kelly confirms Major Burns has been cleared, Garrett Dellinger day-to-day

Major Burns has been dealing with a neck injury for LSU and has missed extensive time this year. Based on Brian Kelly’s comments this week, he could be closing in on a return.

Kelly said Burns has been fully cleared to participate and practiced Monday. As the Tigers go through the week, Kelly said he’s planning to have Burns on the field when LSU takes on Alabama in Baton Rouge on Saturday.

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“Major Burns is cleared to participate, so he’ll be out at practice today,” Kelly said. “He, as you can imagine, will be in our game plan and we expect him to play and be an important part of what we do.”

Another key injury is on the offensive line as Garrett Dellinger deals with a knee injury. Kelly said it’s still a wait-and-see situation because of he wants to make sure Dellinger doesn’t make the injury worse. Still, he’s progressing well.

“Garrett Dellinger is day to day,” Kelly said. “He had a good weekend. He was here this weekend. As you can imagine, that’s a little bit different because he’s got to be able to take a load on that knee. When you’re coming back from a knee injury, it’s easier to, obviously, not have to worry about running and cutting. But you’ve got to be able to take the load, and that’s what we’re working on right now.

“We think we’re going to get him there, but it’s still a process because now, we’re going to add practice onto it. We’ve got to see how he responds each day after practice. We had people leaning on him individually over the weekend. Now, we’re going to be leaning on him for a full practice, and we’ll see how it goes. But he’s making good progress.”

Kelly also provided one final injury update on Jack Bech, who’s been working his way back from a back injury. He, like Burns, has been cleared to come all the way back for LSU.

“I’m certain Jack will practice. … I did get a report before I got in here on Jack,” Kelly said. “He is much improved and he was cleared to get out on the practice field today.”