LSU senior Josh Boutte making most of second chance to start at guard

Apr 28, 2016

BATON ROUGE, La. — To put it in baseball terms, Josh Boutte got Wally Pipped last season. However, the senior offensive lineman still has an opportunity to make his mark at LSU after losing his starting position to Maea Teuhema just two quarters into the 2015 season.

Boutte drew widespread praise during spring practice — offensive coordinator Cam Cameron said he “may be the most improved guy out here” after LSU’s spring game — and wrapped up the 15 practices as the Tigers’ starting right guard.

“Every year, it’s always something you’re going to learn — one big thing,” Boutte said toward the end of spring practice. “I guess it took me four years to get them all together and finally mold it into what I would say is a masterpiece, hopefully.”

Josh Boutte wrapped up LSU’s 15 spring practices as the Tigers’ starting right guard. Mark LoMoglio/Icon Sportswire

If Boutte remains in the starting lineup once the season arrives, that will represent a second chance that Pipp never received.

According to baseball legend, Pipp took a day off during the New York Yankees’ 1925 season and a young upstart named Lou Gehrig took his place as the starting first baseman. Gehrig went on to start the next 2,129 consecutive games, then a record, and Pipp became a footnote in history.

Nothing that extreme happened along LSU’s offensive line last season, but shortly after Boutte drew a holding penalty that wiped out Travin Dural’s 37-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter against Mississippi State, Teuhema replaced Boutte at guard. Teuhema, a highly …

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