**These quotes came from Whit Weeks’s interview with Jacob Hester and Matt Flynn on Off the Bench Wednesday morning)
By Hunt Palmer
Whit Weeks observed LSU football practice from the sidelines this spring.
Weeks is a football junkie. He plays with exuberance and passion. He loves his teammates, and they love him. So, to miss that time on the field with the first version of the 2025 Tigers had to be a challenge.
However, as he looked on, he was struck by positivity.
“I think our defense is going to be special this year,” weeks told Jacob Hester and Matt Flynn on Off the Bench. “The dudes that we brought out of the transfer portal, they’re all dogs. Being able to step back and watch from the sidelines this spring. I think that our defense this spring was better than it was last season. And you’re missing me and Harold (Perkins) out there. That’s a promising sight to see.”
Weeks was carted off the field at the Texas Bowl last season. He suffered a broken leg and dislocated ankle. Considering the optics of the play and medical attention he received, the diagnosis and projected recovery appeared as promising as possible.
Six months later, Weeks is nearly back to full strength.
“We’re getting there,” Weeks said. “I’d say I’m about 95 percent right now. I’m cleared for all football activity. I’ve been doing everything. I’ve just got to get that last step back.”
Before the injury, Weeks had a massively productive sophomore season. He finished the year second in the SEC in tackles with 125. Only seven players in LSU history have topped that number.
Weeks will return to his spot in the middle of the Tiger defense. That joyful Georgia drawl conveyed just how much he’s anticipating getting back to the field.
“I’m more excited for this football season than I’ve ever been,” Weeks said. “Me, personally, coming off injury, just got cleared last week. My first workout with the team was this past Monday. We’ve got our first team run today and a little player-ran practice this afternoon, so I’m looking forward to that.”
This could be Weeks’s final season at LSU. He’s entering his junior season and will be eligible for the 2026 NFL Draft. If it is his final year in Baton Rouge, he’ll be able to share it with his brothers, West and Zach.
The trio found its way from rural Georgia to Baton Rouge for one special season together. Zach reclassified to enroll a year early, and West is playing his fifth season having redshirted due to injury in 2024.
They’ll always be from Georgia, but Whit has found a second home in purple and gold.
“Whenever I came here as a freshman, coming down to south Louisiana from Watkinsville, Georgia was a bit of a culture shock for me,” Weeks said. “But I’ve fallen in love with this place and with this culture and with this community.”
The home state Bulldogs recruited Weeks hard. His father, David, played at Georgia. Others like Georgia Tech, Oklahoma and Ole Miss threw their hats in the ring. Ultimately LSU won out.
“I tell everybody real the three reason I came to LSU is the people, the place and the football,” Weeks said. “Right when I stepped on campus, I just felt like they were my type of people. Good, hard-working people. Then the place, I love the food. Love crawfish. Cajun food, all that. And then the football, all that. I mean, LSU football is second to none. And getting to play in Death Valley every weekend. You can’t beat that.”
