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BREAKING: LSU RB John Emery Jr. out for season with torn ACL

It’s a disappointing end to the season for the fifth-year senior.

The Tigers suffered a major blow to the running back room in Saturday’s win over Florida as [autotag]John Emery Jr.[/autotag] exited with what [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] said he feared would be a significant injury.

That turned out to be the case as Emery suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season, Kelly said on Monday. Emery was seeing action alongside [autotag]Josh Williams[/autotag] in the absence of [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag], who missed the game and is questionable heading into Saturday’s game against Georgia State.

It’s a disappointing end to the season for the fifth-year senior who has had a winding journey in his time at LSU.

A former five-star running back, Emery saw rotational action in his first two seasons before missing the entirety of 2021 due to academic suspension. He was suspended to start both the 2022 and 2023 seasons, and he was away from the team for much of the past offseason focusing on academics before returning in the fall.

Without Emery, LSU will turn to Williams, [autotag]Noah Cain[/autotag] and true freshmen [autotag]Kaleb Jackson[/autotag] and [autotag]Trey Holly[/autotag].

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LSU’s leading rusher expected to miss Florida game, per report

While LSU will have their star QB under center to start the game, their best RB looks like he’ll miss the action.

The kickoff between Florida football and the LSU Tigers is just hours away and the updates continue to roll in as the teams make their final roster assessments ahead of the Week 11 matchup in Tiger Stadium.

One of the most notable updates came via On3’s Matt Zenitz, who reported on Twitter late Saturday morning that LSU’s top running back Logan Diggs will miss the game against the Gators. The transfer from Notre Dame leads the Bayou Bengals with 635 rushing yards this fall.

The news is in stark contrast to ESPN’s Pete Thamel’s report earlier that Heisman Trophy candidate Jayden Daniels is cleared for the game despite sustaining a concussion last weekend. The Tigers are favored by two touchdowns but any hit to the offense could make it a closer game.

The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET in Baton Rouge on Saturday, Nov. 11, inside Tiger Stadium and can be watched on the SEC Network.

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Injury News: LSU running back Logan Diggs not expected to play vs. Florida

The Tigers’ top running back is unlikely to play on Saturday night.

LSU fans got the news they were waiting for on Saturday morning as it was announced that quarterback [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag], who was listed as probable with a head injury earlier in the week, will make the start against Florida.

It wasn’t all positive news on the injury front, however. Running back [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag] was listed as questionable on Thursday with an upper-body injury, and on Friday, his status was downgraded to doubtful.

Saturday morning, On3’s Matt Zenitz reported that Diggs is not expected to play.

Without Diggs available, LSU would instead turn to [autotag]Josh Williams[/autotag] and [autotag]John Emery Jr.[/autotag], as well as possibly true freshman [autotag]Kaleb Jackson[/autotag] and veteran [autotag]Noah Cain[/autotag], as well as production on the ground from Daniels, who led the team in rushing last week against Alabama.

Diggs has been a nice addition to this offense, which struggled to find production on the ground outside of Daniels last fall. If he’s unable to go, LSU will likely have to lean more heavily on the passing game than it already has been.

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LSU’s Trey Holly named SEC Freshman of the Week

On Saturday night, LSU fans got their first look at true freshman Trey Holly.

On Saturday night, LSU fans got their first look at true freshman [autotag]Trey Holly[/autotag].

Holly was a four-star running back from Farmerville, Louisiana. He will likely be redshirted this year but he got his time in the spotlight against Army.

Holly finished the night with six rushing attempts for 91 yards and a touchdown with his biggest play being a 67-yard scoring run with 52 seconds left in the game. Holly finished the night with the most rushing yards on the team in only his first game, and he took home SEC Freshman of the Week honors for his efforts.

LSU has a full stable of running backs consisting of [autotag]John Emery Jr.[/autotag], [autotag]Noah Cain[/autotag], [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag], [autotag]Kaleb Jackson[/autotag] and [autotag]Josh Williams[/autotag].

With that much talent, it’s hard to divvy out enough carries for everyone. Diggs has become the No. 1 running back on the team with some combination of Emery/Williams/Cain/Jackson after him. With the new redshirt rule, [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] has the opportunity to redshirt a guy as talented as Holly and still be able to play him in at least four games.

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Instant Analysis: LSU dismantles Auburn in confidence-building win

The Tigers avoided a stressful shootout this time around.

LSU avoided the stresses of the last two weeks against Auburn, starting out strong and finishing even stronger as it rolled to a 48-18 win at Tiger Stadium to mark its second-straight victory in the series.

The Tigers (5-2, 4-1 SEC) jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter, and they never gave control of the game back to Auburn as a 13-point halftime lead turned into a 30-point final margin of victory.

[autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] had another Heisman-caliber game as the offense totaled more than 550 yards. Daniels completed 20 of 27 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns, though he did throw an interception in the first half.

He also added 93 yards on the ground, while [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag] paced the rushing game with 97 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.

[autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag] had his usual heroics in the receiving game, going for 89 yards and a touchdown on six catches. But it was a quiet day for [autotag]Brian Thomas Jr.[/autotag], who had just two catches on three targets. [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag] picked up the slack, leading the team with 111 receiving yards on just four catches. He also found the end zone.

The offense didn’t emerge completely unscathed, however. Right tackle [autotag]Emery Jones[/autotag] left the field on crutches with an ankle, didn’t return and was later spotted wearing street clothes and a walking boot.

While the offense was fantastic again, there were also a lot of positives to take away from the defensive performance, though it came against an admittedly bad Auburn offense.

Auburn finished with just 293 yards, and only 154 of those came through the air. The Tigers did have some success on the ground, but it wasn’t enough as they fell into an early hole.

This was an important win for LSU, which faces Army at home next week before the bye. After that, the Tigers hit the road for a game against Alabama that could very well decide the SEC West once again.

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On3 ranks LSU RB Logan Diggs as a top 5 transfer in college football

Logan Diggs ranks second in the SEC in rushing yards after six games.

LSU had a star-studded transfer portal class this offseason once again, but perhaps the most impactful player from that group is one we slightly overlooked entering the season.

Notre Dame running back transfer [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag] was a late addition to the roster, but he’s proven to be a game-changer for this offense. He has 488 rushing yards on the year — ranking second in the SEC — and he has four touchdowns while averaging six yards a carry.

Last season, the Tigers had to heavily rely on [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag]’ legs for contributions on the ground, but Diggs’ emergence has really allowed Daniels to focus on airing it out, where he’s excelling this season.

On3’s Jesse Simonton ranked Diggs as the No. 5 transfer portal player in college football this season.

Somewhat quietly, the Notre Dame transfer ranks No. 2 in the SEC in rushing after his third 100+ yard performance in 2023. Against Missouri, Diggs ran for 134 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries.

One the season, Diggs is averaging over 6.0 yards per carry and is clearly the Tigers’ bellcow option.

Diggs has transformed LSU’s ground game this season, and that in turn has led to the creation of an offense that paces the SEC and is one of the best in the entire country.

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LSU’s Emery Jones receives SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors

Emery Jones helped block for an LSU offense that totaled 259 yards through the air and 274 on the ground Saturday.

After a big day from the LSU offense — which totaled 259 passing yards and 274 rushing yards in a Week 6 win at Missouri — Tigers’ right tackle [autotag]Emery Jones[/autotag] received SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week awards from the league office.

A sophomore in his second season as a full-time starter, Jones didn’t actually grade particularly highly, per Pro Football Focus. He was the No. 9-graded offensive tackle in the SEC this week, and he was credited with allowing a sack and three pressures.

However, he’s been very good against the run this season, grading fourth among SEC offensive tackles on the year, and he helped provide the opportunities for big games from [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag] and [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] rushing the football.

LSU’s offensive line has had some issues this season, but the tackle spots manned by [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag] and Jones haven’t really been among them.

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Is LSU wasting its special offense in 2023?

LSU’s offense is playing at a championship level, but that’s not being matched on the defensive side of the ball.

Offensively speaking, LSU may be the best team in the entire country.

Its passing attack is led by fifth-year quarterback [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag], who has 19 touchdown passes already through six games to just two interceptions. He’s aided by two of the nation’s best receivers in [autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag] and [autotag]Brian Thomas Jr.[/autotag], and the run game with transfer [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag] has also improved.

However, that championship caliber group is going to waste due to the team’s defensive issues, CBS Sports’ Will Backus wrote. The Tigers gave up 55 points in a loss to Ole Miss, and they allowed 39 while hanging on to beat Missouri.

Per Backus, that unit is holding the team back from something special.

LSU’s offense is playing well enough to win a national championship, especially given how wide open this season has been so far. Quarterback Jayden Daniels is on a Heisman Trophy pace. He ranks in the top five of almost every major passing category, and his 19 touchdowns through the air in LSU’s first six games are more than he had all of last season.

All of this on top of the fact that he has 422 rushing yards and four touchdowns. LSU’s offense is putting up numbers that would make its historic 2019 squad impressed. And yet it’s all going to waste.

LSU isn’t going to make the College Football Playoff. The Tigers have already made sure of that with a 4-2 record at the midway point of their season after holding off No. 21 Missouri in a 49-39 victory on Saturday. It can almost all be blamed on a shockingly bad defense, which cost LSU a game against Ole Miss despite the fact the Tigers scored 49 points. At least Daniels can hang his hat on a fantastic showing in his final year of eligibility.

As Backus said, LSU’s playoff hopes are already basically over, and while it could still salvage a semi-successful season, it will be hard to not wonder what could have been with this elite offense.

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PHOTOS: LSU bounces back on the road against Missouri with 49-39 win

The Tigers got back on track with a hard-fought win over Missouri on Saturday.

LSU’s defense was shaky once again, but it made enough plays to go with another excellent performance from the Tigers offense as coach Brian Kelly’s team bounced back with a 49-39 win over Missouri on Saturday.

LSU faced an early 22-7 deficit but fought back, and after a second half that featured five lead changes, a [autotag]Major Burns[/autotag] pick-six sealed the win. [autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag] had another 100-yard day, while [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag] and [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] combined for more than 260 yards on the ground.

The Tigers now sit at 4-2 on the year and 3-1 in SEC play as they prepare to host Auburn next week. For now, at least, this team remains a factor in the SEC West race.

Here are the best photos from the win on Saturday.

Five takeaways from LSU’s win in Missouri

Here are five takeaways from LSU’s shootout win over Missouri.

LSU came out on the right side of a shootout this week, winning 49-39 on the road at Missouri.

It was the second straight 49-point performance for an offense that’s as hot as anyone right now.

LSU needed a comeback after Missouri built a 22-10 lead, but a resilient performance from [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] gave LSU what it needed.

[autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag] had another 100-yard game, catching six passes for 146 yards while [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag] led the Tigers on the ground with 134 yards.

LSU covered a 5.5 point spread and moves to 3-1 in SEC play and 4-2 on the year. Here are five takeaways from LSU’s road victory.