# Big Timer! COPY/PASTED parts of the article
www.theadvocate.com
“He came from the other side of the field,” said Baskerville, walking reporters through the play. “It was like a sweep, or a pitch play. He outran everybody and just got to the play.”
Whack!
Baskerville couldn’t recall who carried the ball. In that moment, all that mattered was how his new running mate blew up the play.
“I was like, ‘Yeah, this dude is gonna be special,’ ” Baskerville said with a grin.
It was the kind of result recruiters had been seeing from the 6-foot-2, 220-pound Perkins, who would become the cherry on top of LSU’s 2022 recruiting class.
Even though he’s had just one start — mainly because defensive coordinator Matt House went to a 4-3 front to combat New Mexico’s run-oriented offense — Perkins is the team’s leading tackler with 21.
“He’s a real fast guy … he’s violent and I like his game swag,” Baskerville said. “Harold comes with a lot of energy. He just loves making plays, and that’s just what we need on this defense.”
“Matt’s (House) given him pieces of the playbook that allows him to go play fast because that's his best trait. But he is learning.”
It doesn’t hurt when the player is coachable, Kelly said, which will help Perkins’ role expand more as the season progresses.
Kelly said Perkins comes to the sideline during games asking what he needs to do to get better from snap to snap.
Running back Noah Cain said Perkins reminds him of his old teammate at Penn State, current Dallas Cowboys’ All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons, for his physicality.
“(Perkins’) mindset is, ‘I’m just going to dominate every play,’ ” Cain said. “He makes the defense better, makes the team better. It’s been exciting to see him develop and mature over the course of the summertime.
“Man, he’s going to have a bright future.” When asked if Perkins plays like a freshman, Cain just shook his head.
“Not at all. He’s a freak of nature,” he said. “You can see the potential ... the sky’s the limit for him. I’m excited for him to keep developing.”
Why LSU running back Noah Cain says freshman linebacker Harold Perkins is a 'freak of nature'
After playing with some of LSU’s top linebackers for four seasons, Micah Baskerville needed one play this summer to see that a true freshman figures to be the Tigers’ next
“He came from the other side of the field,” said Baskerville, walking reporters through the play. “It was like a sweep, or a pitch play. He outran everybody and just got to the play.”
Whack!
Baskerville couldn’t recall who carried the ball. In that moment, all that mattered was how his new running mate blew up the play.
“I was like, ‘Yeah, this dude is gonna be special,’ ” Baskerville said with a grin.
It was the kind of result recruiters had been seeing from the 6-foot-2, 220-pound Perkins, who would become the cherry on top of LSU’s 2022 recruiting class.
Even though he’s had just one start — mainly because defensive coordinator Matt House went to a 4-3 front to combat New Mexico’s run-oriented offense — Perkins is the team’s leading tackler with 21.
“He’s a real fast guy … he’s violent and I like his game swag,” Baskerville said. “Harold comes with a lot of energy. He just loves making plays, and that’s just what we need on this defense.”
“Matt’s (House) given him pieces of the playbook that allows him to go play fast because that's his best trait. But he is learning.”
It doesn’t hurt when the player is coachable, Kelly said, which will help Perkins’ role expand more as the season progresses.
Kelly said Perkins comes to the sideline during games asking what he needs to do to get better from snap to snap.
Running back Noah Cain said Perkins reminds him of his old teammate at Penn State, current Dallas Cowboys’ All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons, for his physicality.
“(Perkins’) mindset is, ‘I’m just going to dominate every play,’ ” Cain said. “He makes the defense better, makes the team better. It’s been exciting to see him develop and mature over the course of the summertime.
“Man, he’s going to have a bright future.” When asked if Perkins plays like a freshman, Cain just shook his head.
“Not at all. He’s a freak of nature,” he said. “You can see the potential ... the sky’s the limit for him. I’m excited for him to keep developing.”
