[Tuck4Bama]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- When defending national champion LSU opens spring practice Friday, the two quarterbacks who led the Tigers last season won't be there.

Matt Flynn, the offensive MVP of the BCS Championship game against Ohio State, is trying to make it in the NFL. The Tigers knew they'd be without Flynn this year. He's a fifth-year senior.

Ryan Perrilloux's absence is unexpected. The MVP of the SEC championship game, expected to replace Flynn as the starter next season, has been suspended indefinitely.

SI.com - NCAA Football - LSU set to open spring without Perrilloux - Wednesday February 27, 2008 8:04PM

[Quality88]

Wow... that sucks.... who they gonna have chuck the pigskin now?

[Lefty Noob]

Well, Q, looks like it'll either be Andrew Hatch and Jarrett Lee for the time being. According to the SI article in Tuck's post, "Hatch, who transferred from Harvard, played in one game last season. Lee, a highly regarded recruit, was redshirted a year ago." Not exactly the ideal situation for a defending national champion to be in, though.

[Stoney]

Yeah and don't forget they lost 17 seniors. Let's see how good of a coach Miles is without Saban's players.