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- Pick/market: New: Each week, I make my predictions for LSU's MVP on offense, defense + special teams.

- The Texas A&M-week report says LSU is blitzing far less than in prior seasons despite leading the SEC in sacks, often showing two-high shells that rotate into man, Cover 2 or Cover 4. It contrasts those looks with Blake Baker's prior five-man B-gap and fire-zone pressures, without announcing a permanent new system or Saturday call. - The report credits LSU edge Princewill Umanmielen with six sacks and 14 pressures and Jordan Ross with 11 pressures entering Texas A&M week. It also describes Deuce Gerald and Stephiylan Green as quick interior threats against the Aggies' guards. These are current production and writer scouting, not confirmed rush assignments or a guaranteed sack total.

- DB: “Just calm down, do your job, and be yourself, because that’s going to be enough.

- Defense: We run a lot of Cover 3 as is.

- LB/DB: Certainly concerns in pass protection, but with Trey’Dez out for the next few weeks, Leavitt needs a safety net.

- The 2026 Texas A&M-week scouting report describes LSU's front as three big down players, an edge, two linebackers and a hybrid in Blake Baker's one-gap system. Upfield play and fire-zone pressure seek negative plays, but the writer identifies RPO assignment errors and lost gap integrity when defenders play too fast. No new defensive installation is reported. - LSU rotates five interior defensive linemen in the 2026 Texas A&M-week report. The writer highlights Deuce Geralds' 2.5 tackles for loss and quick get-off, Stephiylan Green's stack-and-shed ability at nose, and Jordan Ross' edge speed and four tackles for loss. These are current rotation and production details, not new starters or promised snap shares.

- LSU cornerback Ja'Keem Jackson is upgraded from doubtful on Wednesday to questionable on Thursday's availability report for the 2026 Texas A&M game. His status has improved, but questionable is not confirmation that he will play; the article gives no snap allocation or new diagnosis. - LSU safety Tamarcus Cooley is removed from Thursday's availability report and described as active ahead of the 2026 Texas A&M game. That is a different status from Jackson's remaining questionable designation. The report supplies no new safety rotation, starting change or guaranteed workload for Cooley.

- For LSU's 2026 Texas A&M week, Zack Nagy identifies William Satterwhite as a potential first-team left-guard replacement for Bo Bordelon, with Devin Harper also competing for reps. The article cites Bordelon's 36.7 overall and 12.6 pass-blocking PFF grades at Ole Miss. Satterwhite's promotion is the reporter's expectation, not a confirmed starting change. - LSU's Week 4 report says Sean Thompkins continues pushing Weston Davis for first-team right-tackle reps before Texas A&M in 2026. Nagy is monitoring how much work Thompkins receives, while treating left guard as the more immediate focus. The report supplies neither a confirmed right-tackle replacement nor a fixed rotation or snap allocation. - LSU's Harlem Berry has six carries for 13 yards and 15 offensive snaps through three 2026 games, while Dilin Jones leads the backfield and Stacy Gage takes backup work. Nagy advocates more Berry touches and swing-pass packages. The limited usage is reported fact; an increased workload or a new receiving package is the writer's preference, not a staff announcement. - After Dashawn Spears left the 2026 Ole Miss game, LSU used Jhase Thomas with Tamarcus Cooley and Ty Benefield in a three-safety look; Thomas played 30 snaps. The report says Spears' ACL injury ends his season and projects more Thomas and likely Faheem Delane. The observed adjustment is distinct from that projected future rotation, which has no fixed snap split.

- QB: That’s more to do with the evolution of offenses in college, and tempo, paired with almost every team has a mobile QB who can run.

- LB: We are a few bad reads on offense and defense and Sam being to hyped from beating the hell out of a very good team

- Pick/market: 10 LSU will return to Tiger Stadium in Week 4 for a Top-25 showdown against the Texas A&M Aggies with Marcel Reed and Co.

- Pick/market: 10 LSU enters "must-win" territory in Week 4 with Lane Kiffin and the Tigers looking to avoid an 0-2 start in SEC play.

- In LSU's 2026 Texas A&M-week presser, Lane Kiffin identified pass protection and too many one-on-one breakdowns as the offensive line's main correction. Early interior pressure prevented Sam from stepping up and throwing in rhythm against Ole Miss; Kiffin still wants on-time delivery rather than excessive improvisation, without announcing a quarterback or line change. - Kiffin clarified that Ty Benefield was assigned the inside gap on Trinidad Chambliss' late scoring run against LSU. Another defender came underneath instead of maintaining the outside, leaving the edge open. That corrects the apparent blame on Benefield for the play; it is an assignment explanation, not a new safety role. - With LSU needing tight-end depth, Kiffin praised Zach Grace's improvement, assignment knowledge and blocking, while saying Malachi Thomas had been inconsistent and needed to improve. The comments distinguish their current performance without naming a permanent replacement for Trey'Dez Green or promising either a snap allocation. - Kiffin attributed LSU's red-zone failures against Ole Miss to missed assignments and missed open receivers. On one toss, the tight end failed to block the defensive end; other chances left receivers open in the end zone. He described lost touchdown opportunities, not a newly installed goal-line package or a new fourth-down policy.

- Defense: New: LSU's defense has largely shined across three games.

- LB/DB: I need benefited at star and Thomas/delane at the safety spot.

- Injury: Depth at cornerback is bad and don’t know why we didn’t address depth from the portal.

- DB: When Spears left, it was Cooley who played the $ spot and Benefield stayed at safety.

- Injury: New: LSU will have to replace STAR Dashawn Spears following his season-ending injury vs.

- WR/TE: I remember Daniel's first season at LSU when he would take off running with open receivers, extremley frustrating, with half of the people on this site wanting Nuss to be the starter.

- QB/OL: Not big $$$ Need to spend big $$$ at IOL, TE, maybe QB, and almost every position on Defense.

- LB: The one that will piss you off the most is CJ Jimcoily being lost as lost can be while playing prevent defense and covering no one while letting the only person who can score...

- OL: I bet next year you see a TON of money spent in the secondary, receiving, and OLine rooms.

- DL: I don’t think Leavitt is as bad as he looked yesterday It was rough, but I think we’ll see him improve as the season goes on and he grows into the scheme I also...

- In LSU's Ole Miss loss, transfer receivers other than Winston Watkins Jr. combined for seven catches and 38 yards. The writer links their difficulty separating to Sam Leavitt's limited downfield options and frequent escapes from pressure. This is the article's receiving assessment, not an announced change in the starting group. - The LSU transfer review says Ole Miss frequently double-teamed Princewill Umanmielen or chipped him with running backs. He still recorded four tackles and a sack, but the writer also faults his run-edge setting and containment of Chambliss. These are game-specific protection and edge-execution observations, not a new LSU front. - LSU safety Ty Benefield had five tackles and a sack against Ole Miss, plus a quarterback hurry credited with helping force Chambliss' interception. The writer balances that disruption against coverage losses and missed tackles in key moments. The assessment does not establish a changed safety role or future snap allocation.

- QB: Oh yea for sure Chambliss is a throw to run qb he’s lethal outside the Pocket that aspect of him def made baker gun shy to send the Josie and heat him up cuz...

- Pick/market: he was to blame for much of the last drive of the 2H especially the TD.

- QB: People want to blame Blake Baker for our defense playing soft coverage in first half.

- Pick/market: I’ve purposely avoided reading much today but I’m encouraged to see this thread.

- QB/DL: Their mobile qb is less accurate than ours and may be down two receivers their defensive line got bullied by twice transferred lance heard and co we need to run it and force Reed...

- After LSU's Ole Miss loss, Lane Kiffin said Green and Spears were not close to returning during the game and that neither seemed well. He described losing Spears early and then Trey'Dez. He did not provide a diagnosis or next-game status, and his separate reference to season-ending injuries did not establish that these two absences were season-ending. - Kiffin said LSU used conservative, softer defensive looks early to keep Chambliss in front. Stunts sometimes produced wins without effective pressure because the ball came out quickly or the quarterback escaped; a late escape was especially costly. This describes the game plan and execution, not an announced new defensive scheme or personnel change. - Kiffin said LSU's late third-down goal-line call used a big-personnel set that had scored earlier. He had intended to be aggressive on fourth down, but losing yardage back to the 3 changed the calculation and led to a field goal. The explanation was specific to that sequence, not an unconditional goal-line fourth-down policy. - Kiffin said LSU's final offensive plan was to score a touchdown and try a two-point conversion for overtime while limiting time for Ole Miss' kicker. A critical false start moved LSU backward on that possession after its 17-point comeback run and the final touchdown allowed. He described the intended finish, not a successful two-point conversion or an overtime game.

- Defense: I’m getting sick with no one over slot on field side literally every 2nd and 3rd down.

- LB: Offense looks just as bad!

- Defense: The adjustment is working.

- LB: I didn't understand why we showed a 3 man front with absolutely no threat of a rush from a LB

- DL: Baker has a lot of trust in the dline providing enough pressure unassisted.

- LB: LSU linebacker TJ Dottery starts game after being questionable throughout week.

- Defense: LSU defense once again flying to the football on first and second down.