It wasn’t the nicest looking win for LSU over Arkansas as the Tigers shook off the rust, ultimately downing the Razorbacks, 27-24.
The LSU secondary lost a key player in cornerback Elias Ricks, who was ejected for targeting midway through the second quarter.
Because the hit on Razorbacks wide receiver Mike Woods occurred in the first half, Ricks won’t be forced to miss LSU’s next game against Texas A&M.
In the postgame press conference, LSU coach Ed Orgeron said that Ricks was under the impression he had led with his shoulder on the hit.
The true freshman entered the game with 11 tackles, a half-tackle for loss, three interceptions and two passes broken up over five games. His absence, coupled with that of fellow cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. had LSU looking like anything but DBU as the Tigers managed to stave off the effort from quarterback Feleipe Franks and the rest of the Arkansas offense.
Arkansas suffered a targeting call of its own, as defensive back Jalen Catalon was ejected for for targeting as well at the bottom of the fourth quarter.
Ed Orgeron says Elias Ricks, who was ejected for targeting, thought he hit with his shoulder first. #LSU
— Crissy Froyd (@crissy_froyd) November 21, 2020
Eli Ricks ejected for targeting. Hard to argue with this one. He’s done for the game. The only good news for #LSU is that since it happened in the first half he’ll be back to start next week. pic.twitter.com/ZRn0pveYjB
— Jeff Nowak (@Jeff_Nowak) November 21, 2020
Arkansas' Jalen Catalon was called for targeting on this play…pic.twitter.com/IzRhoktXmD
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) November 21, 2020
LSU is set to take on Texas A&M at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday at Kyle Field.