He was selected by the league's coaches this week as a preseason second-team All-Southeastern

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Conference selection despite having an injury-shortened 2021 season. The amiable Gaye has

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experienced equally significant news off the field. He graduated with a degree in communications

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on August 12 during LSU's summer commencement event. It was a unique occasion. Gaye, a native of

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the small African nation of Gambia, became the first person in his family to earn a degree from

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an American university. It is significant. Gaye, who immigrated to the United States ten years ago with

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his family and played junior college football in Kansas before signing with LSU in 2020, stated,

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"It's been a long trip for me. It's a blessing to be able to attend one of the best universities in the nation,

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he remarked. My family is delighted and proud of me. Hopefully it will serve as a springboard for future

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developments. As one of the coordinators for the school's redesigned football programme, Gaye is

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enthusiastic and prepared to carry the enthusiasm into September and beyond. The defensive line,

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which also features nose tackle Jaquelin Roy, ends BJ Ojulari and Maason Smith, and the 6-foot-6, 265-pound pass

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rusher, has drawn much notice throughout preseason camp as the team's strength on that side of the ball.

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