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Everything Lane Kiffin said ahead of LSU football’s Week 4 matchup against Texas A&M
- 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.
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- Injury: LSU TE Trey'Dez Green is out indefinitely (injury), and the search for a next man up isn't a clearcut one.
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Leavitt resembles JD5's first season
- 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.
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- Injury: LSU starting star position player Dashawn Spears is out for the season with anterior cruciate ligament tear in knee.
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- Injury: LSU TE Trey’Dez Green did not suffer any torn ligaments Saturday and no surgery is required, according to his mother
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- Pick/market: LSU TE Trey’Dez Green likely out after injuring knee.
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- Injury: New: 24 hours after LSU's loss in Oxford, we've learned a lot...
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LSU TE Trey’Dez Green Injury Update: MRI reveals no surgery needed, set to miss multiple games
- The Sunday report attributes Trey'Dez Green's injury update to his mother: an MRI showed no torn knee ligaments, with sprains and bruising, no surgery needed and games to be missed. This is the family's reported update after LSU's Ole Miss game, not an independently verified medical assessment, a team clearance or a firm return date.
- Discussing Green's absence on Sunday, Lane Kiffin said LSU had used receiver Roman Mothershed and highlighted his running and pass-catching ability. That describes an option already used to cover the missing receiving threat; it does not establish a permanent tight-end replacement, a fixed workload or another player's eligibility.
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