The routine was painfully repetitive.

A week of rest and rehab. A pregame walk in sweats. A game day spent near the LSU bench, watching Tigers offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger find creative ways to make up for his missing personnel.

“It was tough watching from the sideline knowing what he wanted to do with the offense and that I couldn’t help at all,” said tight end Thaddeus Moss, who spent his sophomore season nursing a season-long foot injury.