LSU head coach Les Miles addressed the media Monday afternoon about the team’s win over Jacksonville State and upcoming game at Tiger Stadium against Mississippi State on Saturday. “I think you move (Teuhema) around”. They will rally around whoever tries to be the next man up. But there’s still no question that Etling provided a jolt to the offense and did some positive things for a unit lacking confidence.
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Even without Fournette, LSU’s tailbacks accounted for 220 rushing yards against Jacksonville State. However, the Zips possess a better quarterback and their passing game will test UW’s defense, particularly the secondary, more than LSU’s did. After two more turnovers on Saturday night, the Tigers have five so far this season, including three interceptions. Some of the gains were on deep balls and others were intermediate throws his receivers turned into bigger gains with yards after the catch.
“It was a pretty cool feeling”.
“Not really thinking about going deep every time”, he said after the victory over VMI. “It’s a nice mixture of coach (offensive coordinator Cam Cameron) making some nice play calls and me going through my progressions”.
Etling’s performance was not entirely unblemished.
Shelton was active and aggressive, despite being credited with only one pass breakup, and Tindal – who was making his first start at corner – ended the first half by ripping a near completion out of Dupre’s hands for his first career interception. Also, Etling was highly regarded out of high school, a four-star recruit who ranked 17 in 247Sports’ composite 2013 pro-style quarterback rankings.
Kickoff was delayed almost an hour because of lightning in the area.
LSU was a trendy pick to unseat Alabama in the SEC West and make the College Football Playoff, but such predictions were based on faith that the quarterback position would be a reasonable complement to a team that returned nine starters on defense and NFL-ready Leonard Fournette at running back.
Due to a re-aggrevated ankle injury, Fournette did not play nor did he dress out for the Tigers’ 34-13 win against Jacksonville State. His backup Derrius Guice made the most of his playing time, carrying the rock 19 times for 155 yards and a touchdown.
The 6-foot-1, 233-pounder is a much better passer than LSU’s Brandon Harris, who struggled against UW’s pressure in the opener. He said he would need to address his team on the subject first, if he names a starter at all. “If you know anything about football, that family has done a lot of great things in the sport”, said running back coach John Settle.
At the time of Stinnett’s field goal, JSU held an 87-12 edge in total yardage, a 12:46-2:18 advantage in time of possession and a 6-0 lead in first downs. Yahoo! Sports’ Pat Forde points out something peculiar: Has Harris been benched? Thomas Woodson completed 23 of 32 passes for 407 yards and six touchdowns.
Jacksonville State: The Gamecocks return home play Coastal Carolina – an opponent in transition to the top tier FBS – on September 17.
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The two-week honeymoon period in the schedule starts on Saturday with the home opener at Camp Randall Stadium against the Zips, a Mid-American Conference team.
