LSU football was without the likes of defensive end Glen Logan, offensive lineman Dare Rosenthal and running back Chris Curry in the team’s 41-7 rout of the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday.
But a lot of that changes heading into this weekend’s matchup against the Missouri Tigers in Baton Rouge.
Orgeron seemed confident in that Rosenthal would be ready to go, noting that he had been questionable earlier on.
“I think Dare is going to play this week,” he said Monday. “He was questionable going up to it. We thought maybe he could do it.”
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As for Curry, he was a game-time decision ahead of the Vanderbilt game, and should be expected to be back within the lineup when LSU hits the field in Tiger Stadium again.
Orgeron is happy with how his corps of running backs has performed as a whole to this point.
“We’ll have to see how healthy Chris (Curry) is,” he said. “Hopefully, those guys can share the reps back there, along with Tyrion. I still believe Tyrion Davis is an excellent back. I feel good about all three backs right now, and all three are equal in my mind.”
Logan is a full go for Missouri after sitting out the first two games of the season, and will have competition upcoming with how strong the group has been.
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“He’s good to go,” Orgeron said. “He’s been practicing. We’re going to have him starting. He’s been practicing every day, hasn’t missed a practice. Doing second team reps, running individual, doing extra on his own. He’s ready to go. I’ll tell you, it’s going to get a little tight there. He’s going to have competition because Joe Evans is playing well, Neil Farrell is playing well. Ika had a sack, and then Jaquelin Roy is coming along. Jaquelin is probably the most athletic with the biggest upside of any of them, and he’s only a freshman. I’m excited to see Jaquelin Roy playing the way he’s playing. I think he’s going to be an excellent defensive tackle for us.”
The status of Ingram, who limped off the field in the final drive of Saturday’s game, is still not for sure, with Orgeron saying he “may be questionable this week.”
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