LSU senior linebacker Corey Thompson had seemingly landed a starting spot at outside linebacker during fall camp, but his season was cut short before it began when he suffered a leg injury in August.

Thompson returned to the practice field over the past two weeks as he continued his rehab process, but he’s now missed the first seven games of the season. With only four games remaining in the regular season, Thompson has decided to apply for a medical redshirt and return for his sixth season with the team.

“I think he’s going to redshirt,” LSU head coach Ed Orgeron said after Tuesday’s practice. “That decision has been made final.”

Orgeron had said earlier this month that he was in talks with Thompson and his father about the possibilities, whether that meant Thompson playing in the final month of the season for the Tigers, which would exhaust his eligibility, or sitting out the November stretch and postseason and returning for a sixth year.

This offseason, Thompson was seeing time at outside linebacker opposite Arden Key, a position that has since been taken over by Tashawn Bower and Michael Divinity. Thompson. He signed with LSU in 2012 and began his career as a safety, playing in 13 games as a freshman and logging 11 tackles, the majority coming on special teams coverage. He then earned five starts at safety as a sophomore in 2013, but missed the final two games of the season with a knee injury. Injury forced him to miss the entire 2014 season, which allowed him to take a redshirt. He was back on the field in the 2015 season, taking over as a starter at safety late in the season in games against Alabama, Ole Miss and Texas A&M.

Thompson has played in 32 games for the Tigers and made eight starts. He’s made 66 total tackles in his three years on the field.