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No. 20 LSU defeats Vanderbilt, 41-7 to move to 1-1 on the season

The LSU Tigers bounced back in a big way on Saturday night defeating the Vanderbilt Commodores, 41-7 to improve to 1-1 on the season.

The LSU Tigers bounced back in a big way on Saturday night defeating the Vanderbilt Commodores 41-7 to improve to 1-1 on the season.

LSU quarterback Myles Brennan completed 23-of-37 passes for 337 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in his second career start, looking much more confident and decisive this time around, marking an improvement the Tigers desperately needed to see from him after a debut that didn’t look the way it could have on film.

Junior receiver Terrace Marshall caught two passes for 67 yards — both touchdowns, while senior Jontre Kirklin had a breakout game of sorts with three receptions for 65 yards and two scores.

After the running game struggled in last week’s loss to Mississippi State, things improved this week as sophomore running John Emery Jr. had himself a career game, rushing 12 times for 103 yards and a touchdown. As a team, LSU rushed for 163 yards.

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In total offense, the Tigers posted 498 yards and looked balanced, much opposed to Week 1.

Bo Pelini’s defense was much better this week, too, after not being able to come up with an answer to Mike Leach’s air raid offense. The Tigers held Vanderbilt to just 266 total yards to go with the lone touchdown.

Vanderbilt seemed able to keep pace in the first half well enough to not let the game get away, but efforts from Brennan, kicker Cade York, Kirklin and Emery dashed any hopes of the Commodores putting together the makings of a potential upset.

LSU returns to Baton Rouge next week to host Missouri, which should mark another easy win as the team continues to get back on the right track.

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LSU’s offensive keys to the game vs. Vanderbilt

The start of the 2020 college football season did not go quite as planned for the defending national champion LSU Tigers. 

The start of the 2020 college football season did not go quite as planned for the defending national champion LSU Tigers.

The Tigers fell to Mississippi State in Baton Rouge last week after giving up over 600 yards passing to K.J. Costello and the Bulldogs.

Offensively, the biggest question facing head coach Ed Orgeron and offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger was how would the Tigers replace the record production of Joe Burrow, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase?

In the loss to Mississippi State, Myles Brennan made his starting debut at quarterback for LSU. He was good. In fact, Brennan was much better than Burrow was when he made his starting debut for the Tigers back in 2018.

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Brennan completed 27-of-46 passing for 345 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. There is room for improvement, though.

Junior wide receiver Terrace Marshall was outstanding in his first game as LSU’s No. 1 receiver.

This week, the Tigers travel to Nashville to face a Vanderbilt team that narrowly lost its season-opener to Texas A&M.

Here are two things LSU can do on offense to even its record at 1-1 on the young season.

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Offensive/Defensive Players of the Week from LSU’s loss to Mississippi State

The LSU Tigers opened the 2020 season last week in disappointing fashion, dropping their season-opener to Mississippi State 44-34.

The LSU Tigers opened the 2020 season last week in disappointing fashion, dropping their season-opener to Mississippi State 44-34.

The loss snapped LSU’s 16-game winning streak.

It was the SEC debut of new Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach and his Air Raid offense featuring Stanford graduate transfer quarterback K.J. Costello.

It ended up being a bad day for LSU’s defense.

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Defensive coordinator Bo Pelini’s unit allowed an SEC-record 623 passing yards to Costello in the loss.

The Tigers were without All-American cornerback Derek Stingley, who was hospitalized with an acute infection the night before the game.

Last week’s game also featured the debut of Myles Brennan as LSU’s starting quarterback. Brennan completed 27 of 46 passes for 345 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Brennan wasn’t perfect, but all things considered, he played well and was certainly not the reason LSU lost the game.

While Brennan played well, he was not LSU’s top performer on offense in the opener.

Here’s a look at LSU’s offensive and defensive players of the week from its Week 1 loss to Mississippi State.

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LSU’s offensive keys to the game vs. Mississippi State

Here’s a look at what the LSU Tigers must accomplish on offense to defeat the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the season opener.

The LSU Tigers finally open the 2020 college football season on Saturday as the Mississippi State Bulldogs come to Baton Rouge. As the Tigers look to defend their national championship, they do so with a host of new starters on offense.

The Bulldogs could prove to be a tough matchup for LSU’s opener for a couple of reasons: quarterback K.J. Costello and new head coach Mike Leach and his high-powered Air-Raid offense.

That means the pressure will be on LSU’s new-look offense and quarterback Myles Brennan.

LSU had the nation’s top offense in 2019, led by Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow at quarterback, All-American wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase and first-round picks Justin Jefferson and Clyde Edwards-Helaire.

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All of those players are gone, and the Tigers are also replacing four starters on the offensive line.

Here are two things LSU can do to in order to start the 2020 season 1-0.

Establish a running game

It sounds cliche. Everyone wants to establish the running game and then be able to move the ball through the air.

For LSU, running back is a position where the team has plenty of depth and talent.

Chris Curry, Tyrion Davis-Price and John Emery should all see plenty of time on Saturday. If say Curry starts out hot, the Tigers and offensive coordinator Steve Ensinger should go with the hot hand.

It’s important for the Tigers to try and run the ball early to ease Brennan into the game.

Mississippi State allowed opponents to rush for over 152 yards per game one year ago and allowed 4.4 yards per attempt. The Bulldogs will have several new starters on defense, including a new defensive coordinator in Zach Arnett.

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Could LSU’s Terrace Marshall be a Heisman candidate in 2020?

Marshall could be a surprise player to take home the honors for LSU this season.

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Former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow won the Heisman Trophy after a record-breaking season in 2019. Before the season, Burrow was hardly on the radar as a contender for the honors.

With so many players around college football opting out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we could be in store for another off-the-radar Heisman-winner this fall.

Brad Crawford of 247Sports recently put together a list of several players who aren’t going to be on any preseason lists for top Heisman contenders and included LSU wide receiver Terrace Marshall.

Marshall, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior from Bossier City, La., was LSU’s No. 3 receiver in 2019 behind Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson. He caught 46 passes for 671 yards and 13 touchdowns.

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Jefferson is now in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings and Chase — last year’s Biletnikoff Award winner — opted out of the 2020 season. So, Marshall is LSU’s No. 1 wide receiver.

Here’s what Crawford had to say about Marshall.

Situated on the depth chart as LSU’s WR2 behind Ja’Marr Chase to open fall camp, Marshall is now the go-to option for Myles Brennan in LSU’s passing game following the Biletnikoff winner’s decision to opt-out. That means more targets for Marshall, who recorded 43 catches for 625 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore. Reliability is one of his strengths and what better way for Brennan to establish confidence as a first-year starter than to throw in the direction of a 6-foot-3, 200-pound pass-catcher of Marshall’s caliber. Another target to keep an eye on at LSU this fall is five-star freshman tight end Arik Gilbert.

As the No. 1 weapon in LSU’s pass-heavy offense, the talented Marshall could be in store for a record-breaking season of his own in 2020.

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Draft Wire 2021 mock: Texans go receiver, take LSU WR Terrace Marshall in Round 3

The Draft Wire has released their latest three-round mock, and the Houston Texans are taking LSU receiver Terrace Marshall.

The Houston Texans may be looking for a new receiver in the 2021 offseason.

According to the latest mock from the Draft Wire, which goes to three rounds to account for the Texans, who don’t have a selection until then, Houston uses their first selection of the draft to take LSU receiver Terrace Marshall.

What Marshall could provide the Texans immediately is a red zone threat. The receiving corps will more than likely be retooled following the 2020 season anyway with Will Fuller and Kenny Stills both in the final years of their contracts. Houston could still have a well rounded deep threat in Brandin Cooks, reliable slot receiver in Randall Cobb, and a big-bodied target in Marshall at 6-4, 200 pounds. Tight end Darren Fells would also be under contract for Houston, albeit in his final season.

Coach and general manager Bill O’Brien shied away from the draft to bolster the roster due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NFL offseason and subsequent rookie acclimation. No matter how you define normal, the world will make it out of the pandemic, and the Texans will have to get back to drafting well to assemble their roster.

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Ja’Marr Chase, Terrace Marshall named to Biletnikoff watch list

Chase wasn’t the only LSU Tiger.

LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase was the nation’s top players at the position 2019 during the Tigers’ run to the national championship.

As a result of his success, Chase won the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to college football’s top wide receiver.

While quarterback Joe Burrow broke records and won the Heisman Trophy, Chase caught 84 passes for 1,780 and 20 touchdowns. He averaged a ridiculous 21 yards per reception.

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Now, as we near the 2020 college football season, the Biletnikoff Award has a watch list of players and Chase is on it.

He wasn’t the only LSU Tiger.

Terrace Marshall Jr., a 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior from Bossier City, La., joined Chase on the list.

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With Justin Jefferson now in the NFL, Marshall will certainly receive more opportunities in 2020. As a sophomore in 2019, Marshall caught 46 passes for 671 yards and 13 touchdowns.

While it will certainly be difficult to replicate last season’s offensive performance, the presence of Chase and Marshall should make new quarterback Myles Brennan’s job much easier this fall.

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