GEAUX TIGERS!! Some very interesting stats and info From DANDY DONS LSU Blog: Good morning, Tiger Fans, The LSU football team is busy preparing to hit the road for the third time in four weeks on Saturday when the No. 6/8 Tigers travel to Oxford to face Ole Miss. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT and the game will be televised by ESPN2. LSU is coming off of a very big win over Florida, while Ole Miss is coming off a last-second 41-38 setback to Texas A&M last week. The Rebels gave the Aggies all they could handle and almost came away with a big upset, but instead they came away with a heart-breaking loss and a couple of big injuries. Ole Miss lost linebacker Serderius Bryant, who was recently added to the Bednarek Award list, to a head injury, and also lost freshman sensation defensive end Robert Nkemdiche to a hamstring injury. Speaking of injuries, Coach Les Miles addressed the media yesterday for his weekly press luncheon and gave an update on Tahj Jones, Ronald Martin and Jordan Allen. LSU also released this week’s Game Note yesterday and it is filled with impressive stats. Below are a few of those stats, along with a few key comments from Coach Miles’ presser. From the Lunch with Les Press Conference: (Please click here to read the entire transcript.) • Coach Miles described Jordan Allen’s injury as a “small tweak” to his ankle and said he will be available to play this Saturday. • Ronald Martin “had a nick” but should be ready to go this weekend. However, Miles was complimentary of Craig Loston and Corey Thompson as safeties. • As for Tahj Jones, Miles called him a “healing guy” and said hes hopeful Jones will be ready this week. • Miles complimented the play of Christian LaCouture, saying he’s getting better and better. • Miles commented on Kendell Beckwith, saying “Wed like to get Kendell Beckwith on the field. We think hell be a great LB, and he can be a very talented DE.” From the weekly Game Notes: • QB Zach Mettenberger leads the SEC in pass efficiency with a 184.1 rating as he’s connected on 116-of-174 passes for 1,890 yards, 15 TDs and just two interceptions. • Despite his lowest output of the season on Saturday, Zach Mettenberger is still on school-record pace with 1,890 passing yards and 15 TDs through seven games. • RB Jeremy Hill leads the SEC in rushing TDs with 9 and he’s second in the league with 119.2 rushing yards per game. • LSU’s defense has allowed just 3 field goals in its last six quarters of action (1 vs. Mississippi State, 2 vs. Florida). • LSU has played 14 true freshmen so far this season. The 14 true freshmen rank as the nation’s third-highest total, trailing Texas A&M (17) and UCLA (16). In nine years under Les Miles, LSU has sent a total of 87 true freshmen to the field. In other football news, hats off to LSU sophomore defensive end Danielle Hunter for being named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after his performance against Florida. Hunter was credited with seven tackles, one tackle for loss and two pass breakups in the 17-6 win. As a team, LSU racked up a season-best four sacks and eight tackles for loss. In basketball news, Coach Johnny Jones picked up two commitments in two days, including one from the 4th rated prospect in the nation for 2015, Ben Simmons. The other prospect who committed is Simmons teammate at Montverde Academy, 2014 point guard Jaylen Patterson. Both players visited LSU last weekend for the Florida football game. Patterson, a 6-foot point guard known as a great shooter, is one of three LSU commitments for 2014. Simmons, a 6-9, 230-pound power forward, is Coach Johnny Jones’s first commitment for 2015 and perhaps the biggest commitment Jones has secured in his tenure at LSU. Originally from Melborne, Austrailia, Simmons came to the U.S. in January to play the remainder of his high school ball at Montverde. Simmons connection to LSU is through his godfather, David Patrick, who is an assistant coach for LSU. Simmons chose LSU over offers from several of the nations’s top basketball programs including Kentucky, Duke and Kansas. Here’s Simmons very impressive highlights video. With Jerrel Martin for 2013, Elbert Robison for 2014, and now Simmons for 2015, Coach Johnny Jones has really established himself as a truly elite recruiter and the future of LSU basketball looks extremely bright.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:31:46 +0000