Senior running back Charles Scott was back at practice Tuesday after missing Monday because of academic issues, coach Les Miles said Tuesday evening.Miles didn’t specify what the academic issues were.”He had some academic issues he needed to take care of,” Miles said. “We enjoyed his presence today.”Miles also said senior safety Harry Coleman will be seeing time at linebacker this upcoming season.”We’re better when [Coleman] gets comfortable there,” Miles said. “We need somebody else to step in there and give us another linebacker-style body with all the spread offenses we’re going to see.”Miles said Coleman would give the linebacking corps another “quality guy” alongside junior Kelvin Sheppard and senior Perry Riley. Miles said the 205-pound defender has “plenty of size and strength to play the position.”Coleman started all 13 games at strong safety in 2008 and led the team with 71 tackles. He also finished second on the team with seven pass breakups behind fellow senior Chris Hawkins. “He wants to improve the football team,” Miles said. “There was never any hesitation.”Miles said he sees several players who can contribute at safety if Coleman does shuffle to linebacker, including incoming freshmen Craig Loston and Josh Johns.”We feel pretty good with Chad [Jones] at one spot,” Miles said. “And [sophomore] Karnell Hatcher, [senior] Danny McCray and [sophomore] Ron Brooks, with the possible influx of two guys from the freshman class.” On offense, Miles said freshman quarterback Russell Shepard practiced at running back and quarterback Tuesday, but he said Shepard will likely only play quarterback at Saturday’s spring game.”I don’t know how multiple he will play on Saturday,” Miles said. “I don’t know if he will play any positions other than quarterback.”Miles said juniors Derek Helton and Josh Jasper are the leaders at punter, and redshirt freshman Drew Alleman will compete for the kicker position. Miles said the team will run 120 total plays plus special teams plays in the annual spring game Saturday. He said the coaching staff will spend Thursday night and Friday deciding the first and second teams for the game.Miles said he felt Tuesday’s practice was a “precursor to a Saturday scrimmage,” but he feels the team can perform at a higher level.”Their focus was not what I wanted it to be,” Miles said. “We got a lot of work done, but we’re better than we were [Tuesday].”INJURY UPDATEMiles said junior wide receiver Terrance Toliver is questionable for the spring game, and redshirt freshman wide receiver Jhyryn Taylor will not play.”Toliver fell on the turf, so we’ll see,” Miles said.——Contact Rachel Whittaker at [email protected]