As Garrett Brumfield prepares to make his 22nd start on Jan. 1, his last as a member of the LSU football team, he can’t help but recall a conversation with a conversation with Jerald Hawkins four years ago, one that admittedly went in one ear and out the other, which is the case with most freshmen.

“It goes by fast,” Brumfield remembers hearing from Hawkins, his mentor, and La’el Collins, who he referred to as a role model.