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Report Card: Grading LSU’s win against Arkansas

LSU looked confident in all areas of the game in a road victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday.

After a couple of weeks off for one reason or another, LSU got back in the win column on Saturday with a 27-24 win at Arkansas. The win featured a fourth-quarter rally and a defensive stand to protect the lead.

The win evened LSU’s record at 3-3 as a season of ups and downs continued. Overall, this was a fairly positive game without much reason to criticize any particular group. This was a stark contrast from our last report card following LSU’s blowout loss to Auburn.

Let’s dig into this latest progress report on the Tigers.

Quarterback: B

TJ Finley started his third game for the Tigers, and he was much closer to his South Carolina performance than his dreadful outing against Auburn. That was very good news for LSU. Finley passed for 271 yards and two touchdowns without an interception thrown. The ability to protect the football was essential in a tight game like this, and seeing him look much more comfortable was an encouraging sign after Auburn really roughed him up a few weeks ago.

Finley also added 15 rushing yards to the game, but the ground game was in good hands as well.

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Who are LSU’s offensive and defensive players of the week following blowout loss to Auburn?

LSU may have suffered a 48-11 loss to Auburn last week, but the Tigers saw solid production from a few playmakers on both sides of the ball.

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The LSU Tigers enter their open date ahead of what’s sure to be a tough home matchup, following a 48-11 loss at Auburn last weekend.

In that loss, the Tigers fell to 2-3 on the season and only totaled 32 rushing yards in the game.

Instead of taking a next step, as head coach Ed Orgeron and company were hoping he would, freshman quarterback T.J. Finley threw two interceptions in his first road start and was benched for Max Johnson in the second half.

Here’s a look into who shone on both sides of the ball in an otherwise dismal day.

Offense: QB Max Johnson

Johnson stepped in for Finley and completed 15-of-24 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown. The lone touchdown pass was a 43-yard completion to freshman wide receiver Kayshon Boutte to make the score 48-11 nearly halfway through the fourth quarter.

The Tigers’ freshman signal-caller showed signs of the future in his playing time, and could potentially give Finley a run for the back-up spot to Myles Brennan for the remainder of the season.

If Brennan isn’t able to play against Alabama on November 14, Johnson has a solid case to earn the start for the game.

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Report Card: Grading LSU’s loss against Auburn

After suffering the program’s worst defeat since 1996, there was plenty of blame to go around for LSU after its loss at Auburn.

Just about anything that could go wrong for LSU against Auburn went wrong.

LSU was dominated by Auburn in a 48-11 setback on Saturday that dropped LSU to 2-3 as the month of October came to a close.

With such a decisive loss, there is plenty of blame to go around. Let’s hand out some grades for this week’s performance as LSU wraps up the midway point of its season.

Quarterbacks: D

Young quarterbacks will tend to have some growing pains in new situations. This was one of those for TJ Finley. A week after impressing against South Carolina, Finley got a rude dose of reality from an aggressive Auburn defense. Finley completed just 13 of 24 attempts for 143 yards with two interceptions and a fumble, which was returned for an Auburn touchdown.

Max Johnson came in to deliver Finley in the second half and ended the game with 172 yards and a touchdown. After the game, Ed Orgeron made it clear that Myles Brennan will still be LSU’s quarterback when he is ready to return to the field.

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4 reasons LSU will beat Mississippi State

A prolific offense for LSU and a few defensive stops could be the reason the Tigers defeat Mississippi State on Saturday.

The time is drawing closer for the LSU Tigers to take the field at Tiger Stadium against SEC West rival Mississippi State to open to 2020 college football season.

With the game just a day away, there’s a lot to dissect heading into the matchup

Here’s a look at four reasons the Tigers will defeat the Bulldogs and move to 1-0.

High powered offense

Despite losing much of their talent, the Tigers are reloading on offense. Under new quarterback Myles Brennan, this 2020 Tigers offense could light it up again on the stats sheet.

Joe Brady is gone to the NFL, and former Dallas Cowboys assistant Scott Linehan takes over as passing game coordinator. The Tigers’ top receiver from last season, Ja’Marr Chase, opted out of the season.

But, Terrace Marshall Jr., Racey McMath and Kayshon Boutte are expected to star at the position. Running backs Chris Curry, Tyrion Davis-Price and John Emery Jr. are all talented tailbacks.

Plus, five star freshman tight end Arik Gilbert is ready to show Tigers fans why he was such a coveted high school recruit.

With the arm of Brennan in the pocket and a three-headed monster at running back, the Tigers’ offense is about to come out firing on Saturday.

Brennan will be too much for the Bulldogs’ linebackers and secondary to handle in the passing attack, and the rushing game will come alive early.

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LSU HC Ed Orgeron praises Racey McMath, pair of freshmen

McMath will get more of the spotlight in LSU’s offense this year, while Boutte and Moore continue to come into their own.

LSU football lost plenty of talent to the 2020 NFL Draft, but names like Racey McMath and several other rising stars remain on the roster.

Head coach Ed Orgeron spoke highly of his wide receiver earlier in the week.

“Racey is doing a great job. Racey is going to be a starter for us,” Orgeron said.

McMath has obviously lived in the shadow of players like Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson in the past, with how stout LSU has been at the position. But he’s made a name for himself, continuing to be a force on special teams while also reeling in 17 receptions for 285 yards and three touchdowns on the 2019 season.

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He’s not the only one catching Orgeron’s eye, though. Freshmen wideouts Kayshon Boutte and Koy Moore have also put on some strong performances.

“(Kayshon) Boutte is doing a good job for us. All those guys are doing a great job,” Orgeron said. “I fell like we’re really talented at the wide receiver position. The guy I’m really impressed with is (Koy) Moore. He’s done a great job. From Rummel High School, I think he’s going to have an excellent freshman year.”

It’s going to be hard for Boutte and Moore to see significant time on the field this year with Chase, Terrace Marshall and McMath leading the pack, but they could certainly be players who make a large impact in future seasons.

LSU is set to open the season against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Sept. 26 in Tiger Stadium.

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