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BATON ROUGE -- As hot and rugged as fall camp was for LSU, it could have been worse.

The Tigers came through the 29 practices in one of the hottest, muggiest Augusts with few injuries. Two of their stalwart linemen, senior guard Will Arnold and All-American senior defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, finished strong despite missing workouts.

Both are expected to be at full strength when the No. 2-ranked Tigers play at Mississippi State on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Arnold, a preseason All-SEC pick hampered by sore legs and a surgically reconstructed ankle, is listed as a backup left guard behind Herman Johnson, but he played throughout the final full-contact scrimmage and participated in every practice afterward.

"I feel great, much better," Arnold said. "My expectations of me coming back have been better than what I expected. My legs feel a lot stronger. I've got my legs back up under me.

"Hopefully I'll play more than what they're thinking I was going to play. I want to. I should get a pretty good bit of action."

Dorsey was bothered by a hamstring pull, which he said would not have kept him out of a game. He also struggled with a shin injury last season, which he said is healed.

Arnold, Dorsey bouncing back- NOLA.com