Auburn will be juggling its defensive backfield in Saturday's game against LSU after losing Aairon Savage to an ankle/leg injury and possibly T'Sharvan Bell to a hamstring injury.Coach Gene Chizik said Sunday the tough-luck Savage will have surgery Monday.
"He's going to be out for awhile depending on how that goes,'' Chizik said.
Savage missed the 2008 season with a knee injury and missed the 2009 season with an Achilles injury.
"Seeing him last night, talking him today, your heart goes out to him. But he's a tough guy and he'll move past this like other things. Our team is sensitive to that because how much he means to the team,'' Chizik said.
Chizik said Bell is "going to be a day-by-day situation."
"I don't know how fast we'll be able to proceed with his injury. There'll be a lot of rehab before Saturday,'' Chizik said.
Chizik said sometimes-wide receiver Anthony Morgan and true freshman Chris Davis will see more time at cornerback. Walk-on Ikeem Means and Drew Cole will see more time at safety. True freshmen Demetruce McNeal and Ryan Smith will at least receive more practice time.
"We'll have to insert in there and keep working repetition-wise," Chizik said.
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