This will be an uphill battle on Saturday afternoon down on the Bayou. The LSU Tigers and Florida Gators feature two completely different styles when it comes to running the football.
The Gators have the No. 1 rushing attack in the SEC, ranked No. 3 nationally. While the Tigers have a bottom two attack in the conference and nationally at No. 127 in yards per game and No. 122 in yards per attempt. Safe to say these teams are at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to running the football.
The Tigers just lost their top receiving threat in Kayshon Boutte for the season, so that puts even more pressure on a unit that is underperforming. LSU has to find a way to have some semblance of balance between the run and pass to help alleviate some of the pressure on quarterback Max Johnson.
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Let’s dive into the numbers for the Tigers-Gators matchup in the running game.