LSU was shaken up during the second quarter of Tuesday’s Texas Bowl against Baylor as its star linebacker left the game with an injury.
[autotag]Whit Weeks[/autotag] suffered an ankle injury late in the second frame. Surrounded by his teammates, he was carted off the field with an air cast on his lower right leg.
One of those teammates was [autotag]West Weeks[/autotag], Whit’s younger brother and fellow Tiger linebacker. Following the win over the Bears, West was still emotional when talking about his brother’s status.
“I can’t really even put it into words,” West said. “Seeing my brother like that it took a huge toll on me, and honestly, the only thing that got me back in the game was seeing my whole team rallying around him. That was special to me.”
Despite only playing in the first half, Whit was tied for the team lead in tackles with six.
On the season, he led the Tigers with 125 tackles, including ten for loss and three and a half sacks. He added six quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, and an interception.
Starting quarterback [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier[/autotag] called Weeks one of “our leaders” and shared what they said before Weeks was carted off the field.
“Hopefully, he’s happy with how we were able to respond with him coming out,” Nussmeier said. “I went and gave him some love when he was in the cart, and he told me just to win it, to finish it, and I told him I got him.”