Prior to the 2018 season opener against Miami , then-junior linebacker Michael Divinity Jr.  was asked about the pass-rushing ability of sophomore linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson , and his response was simple: “He’s a pass-rush guru.”
Chaisson  has embraced that title, even making his current Twitter  handle “S4CKGURU”, using a small sample of “leet language,” which uses numbers to replace letters. In this case, Chaisson  switched the “a” in “sack” to his jersey number four.
On April 6 , just two days ago, Chaisson tweeted: “I was somewhere being patient, it’s my time now…. #S4CKGURU…”
Chaisson  certainly has been waiting patiently, considering he hasn’t been able to suit up for the Tigers  since September 2, 2018  — a game that he will want to remove from his memories.
Or at least the final six minutes of it.
With 6:22  left to play in the fourth quarter against then-No. 8 Miami , the Hurricanes  were beginning an offensive possession on the five-yard line after an intentional grounding, and to this point, the Tigers were dominating.
The score was only 33-17 in favor of LSU , but it seemed as though the Tigers had begun warming up the busses by the start of the fourth quarter, and were just trying to make the time burn off the clock as fast as possible.
Perhaps in a late-season game, LSU coach Ed Orgeron would have already pulled his first-team defense, but this was the season opener, and a statement game for the Tigers , who were only ranked No. 25 prior to kickoff.
It was 2nd and 25 , and the Tiger defense had a killshot within range: sack Miami quarterback Malik Rosier Jr.  in the endzone, and put an exclamation point after the “W.”
Chaisson  was rushing wide off the left edge, and pushed Miami  right tackle Navaughn Donaldson  back into the endzone before Donaldson  threw Chaisson  to the ground.
Following an incomplete pass, the TV camera cut to Chaisson  laying face down in the endzone, visibly in pain, and Tiger  fans held their breath.
On the replay, it appeared that the cause of the injury was when Chaisson  planted his left leg, and he went down immediately. He was down for a few minutes, but was able to walk off the field, giving a glimmer of hope that maybe it wasn’t that serious.
It was.
Orgeron  announced at his weekly press conference following the game that Chaisson  would be out for the season, taking the wind out of the sails of a Tiger  team that looked dominate against a top-10 team.
Then, the recovery process began.
Chaisson  spent the rest of the 2018 season on the sideline, but he was always a presence supporting his teammates, and trying to be positive in the face of adversity.
Chaisson  returned to practice for the first time in the spring on March 7 , and looked like the explosive athlete that Tiger  fans had become accustomed too.
“He’s really looked good in the drills we’ve been doing,” Orgeron  said. “It gives us confidence that we need in the pass rush. He’s gonna have an excellent year.”
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He’ll return to full contact practices in August , and all signs point to him being ready for action in the Tigers home opener against Georgia Southern  on August 31 . Not only will Chaisson  have a lot to prove to himself after recovering from such a devastating injury, he’ll have the chance to prove now NFL-bound linebacker Devin White  right when he said that Chaisson  would break the LSU  record for most sacks in a single season.
While the nickname “Sack Guru” may not strike fear in Chaisson’s  opposition, perhaps the irony of such a stoic nickname for a player who plays with aggression and ferocity will be enough for the nickname to stick. Only time will tell, but one thing is for certain, Chaisson  is ready to make up for lost time last season.