LSU star linebacker Harold Perkins is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL, a source confirmed Sunday night to The Advocate.
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Whit Weeks sighed as he considered the question. The sophomore linebacker knows as well as anybody that LSU has given up too many explosive plays, an issue that continued in the first half of a 34-17 win over UCLA.
It usually does not bode well for an offense to start a drive inside its own 10-yard line. Having to travel the length of the field like that means more chances for mistakes. There can be problems with everything from execution to timing that derail the possession.
The day Tanika Jones found out she was having a boy, she drove from the doctor’s office to the house where her husband was installing Sheetrock. As he stood in a pair of stilts, she handed him ultrasound pictures.
LSU beat South Carolina on Saturday, but the close win did not squash concerns about the team.
Harold Perkins’ position changed again when LSU beat South Carolina, and coach Brian Kelly thought the new spot made the junior linebacker feel “more comfortable.”
How did LSU escape against South Carolina? What's wrong with the offense in the red zone, and why has the defense given up so many explosive plays? Are the Tigers an improved team?
South Carolina practiced a read option all week before it hosted LSU. It understood the front seven wanted to come downhill fast, so the Gamecocks designed a play determined by the movement of the defensive end.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Before LSU came back to beat South Carolina 36-33, coach Brian Kelly talked to the players about a pivotal moment two weeks earlier.