LSU’s Leonard Fournette featured on Sports Illustrated cover

But, first a note on Mizzou’s opponent Saturday in Athens, Ga.

LSU dominated play from scrimmage in the first half, outgaining the Gamecocks 238-122, but the Tigers led only 17-10 at halftime. UGA was No. 7 in 2012 and 2014 and No. 13 in 2013.

I didn’t agree with the way this was handled, I felt the team needed to commit to throwing the ball more to get the receivers into the game rather than blaming them for being shaky with sporadic usage.

“We got a couple guys, who are starters, who need a little break sometimes”, Louis said. You’re not going to get a superiority argument between the SEC and ACC with me. The Volunteers now have a week off to prepare for their big game with Alabama on 10/24.

LSU and Florida kick off at 6 p.m. Saturday on ESPN. Antonio Morrison leads the Gators with 46 tackles, Jarrad Davis has 41 tackles, and Vernon Hargreaves has three interceptions. The QB hits came from all angles.

At least for one game so far. “I put that on myself”.

“You’re trying to play your best players now. We’ll be there”, McElwain said. “Both the offensive line and the defensive line that play against each other on both sides of the ball are talented and very capable”. The play clicked so well, offensive tackle Jerald Hawkins had no one to block and launched downfield at middle linebacker T.J. Holloman (more on him in a minute). He walked with a limp through most of the game.

Running back Kelvin Taylor is dealing with an ankle injury, but McElwain doesn’t expect him to miss any practice time. But he was mostly invisible in the second and third quarters. He completed 4 of 7 for 54 yards with a 28-yard pass to wide receiver Malachi Dupre on the drive. Those 33 plays netted just 59 yards.

LF on jersey-gate: “They’re not going to let me do it. That’s what I wanted to do. But I think for the most part he did a few good things out there running”.

The recent floods in Columbia, south Carolina left the team unable to hold the game at Williams-Bryce Stadium.

Pocic helped pave the way for the Tigers’ 396 rushing yards and 624 total yards – the most for the program in any SEC game since 1987 – against the Gamecocks. He is averaging 204.4 yards per game this season. The Tigers have tried Anthony Sherrils and now John Gibson at the job.

Just because Fournette’s resting on the sideline doesn’t mean it gets any easier for opposing defenses to stop the Tigers’ running game.

On the positive side they wore down South Carolina’s defensive front seven and opened up lanes for the backs to exploit. It was the Gamecocks first kickoff return for a touchdown since Matthew Thomas did it in 2002.

LSU remains last in the SEC and 122nd in the nation in pass offense with 122 yards a game, but that is up 27 yards from 95.5 a game before South Carolina.

Facing a UGA team that ranks 15th nationally in rushing yards per game, Brothers figures to see a ton of action.

Between Chubb and Michel, UGA has had a 100-yard rusher in each game, while the Tigers haven’t allowed a single back to eclipse the century mark this season.