The Tigers rushed 77 percent of the time against the Bulldogs, calling 47 runs and just 14 passes. It was just that Harris checked out of about 10 or 11 of those to running plays when he saw coverages and/or alignments by the defense better suited for a run.
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Because of needing to accounting for both the run and pass, LSU struggled mightily in last year’s meeting as Auburn rolled up 566 yards.
There are a couple of things we can count on going into Saturday’s matchup with Auburn. They dominated the play in the trenches by holding MSU to 43 yards on the ground while gaining 266 yards on the strength of Leonard Fournette’s 159 yards. “We were really aggressive”, Harris said. Back to back games against SEC West teams LSU and Mississippi State will go a long way to showing whether thats realistic. “I just love the way he plays”. Harris hasn’t thrown a touchdown since week 5 of last season. Brandon Harris said it was “aggressive”. “They kind of dropped out and played man underneath, and nobody accounted for me”.
Miles aims to address minor mistakes from his offensive line, which took away the chance to make a 20-point opening-season victory. “It was a stupid decision”. Clapp pulled and charged to the same side of the field, hurling his 6-foot-5, 303-pound body in the knees of Mississippi State junior defensive lineman A.J. Jefferson.
#5 Ricardo Louis, a senior, leads the team this year in receptions and receiving yards (13 for 130 and a TD).
Injured freshman defensive end Isaiah Washington will practice this week, Miles said. “No, it wasn’t crowd noise at all”. As soon as we get off that bus, get ready to attack. Coach Cam (Cameron), we don’t do anything conservative around here. I’m not in any way suggesting that the calls were not quality, but it cost us 204 yards, big plays that were taken back, and 17 points.
By all of the accounts of his teammates and coaches, D’haquille Williams is motivated more for this week than he has been throughout the 2015 season. “With the tight coverage that we play, we’re looking forward to him giving us a few”.
LSU head coach Les Miles was quick to boast that his new defensive coordinator, Kevin Steele, held Prescott to a career-low rushing total.
Trends aren’t very strong with Auburn in this one, as the Tigers are 0-8 ATS in their last 8 games on grass and they have failed to cover in 7 straight.
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“That game was just a blur, really”, Harris said. “This is the second year in a row, and it lets you know that 1) we’re having a real quality style of recruit come to LSU, and 2) we’re investing in them and they’re investing in the process to improve and get bigger, faster, stronger, and that the brand of football LSU plays is attractive to the NFL”. And now understanding what the whole quarterback position is about – getting everybody on the same page and not going out there free balling and this and that.
