Coach Orgeron was in good spirits at today’s press conference. After a 45-10 victory over Chattanooga this past Saturday, I would be happy too! I am sure for Coach O and the football players, Saturday was just another well-deserved win in the books and now it is time to focus on more important matters: SEC week. Today the LSU football team begins their SEC development in practice as they prepare to compete against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss. on Saturday night. Coach Oregon discussed lineups, injuries, and their expectations from the Bulldogs.
Here are a few statements from Coach O:
“It seems like we’re getting into the season now. It’s cranking up. We were very excited to walk down that Tiger Walk for our first game. I want to thank the fans. It was a great, electric atmosphere. We were pleased that we won the game. We’ve got some things we need to fix. But there were things we were pleased about”.
“Special teams, obviously, the punt return touchdown by D.J. [Chark]. Obviously, we need to fix our field goal unit and we’re going to work on it very hard this week. There won’t be different guys. Those are the guys we have. But we’re going to try different techniques”.
“Arden Key has been cleared for play this week. We’re going to play him as much as we can. We’ll see this week what he can do”.
“We’re plus-three in the turnover margin. That’s one of the things we wanted to get better at. And we’ve got to keep it up against a very tough Mississippi State defense”.
“Most of our guys are healthy. I don’t know if Rashard Lawrence will play this week. I don’t even know how much he’ll practice this week. But we’re fired up to have Arden Key back”.
“Jack Marucci does tests. Arden had to pass a couple of tests here and there. Every week he was getting closer and closer to our target. We had planned the whole time that we thought this was the game he’d be ready to be back. He’s a little bit heavier than he was last year, so he’ll need to get in game shape. He’s been doing drills. Now he’ll be doing team work. We’ll see what he can do. But K’Lavon Chaisson is a very formidable backup. We’ll see what he can do in his condition”.
Coach Orgeron also paid his respects to Mississippi State’s football team and their staff:
“I have a lot of respect for Mississippi State. The year I took off, I spent some time with Dan Mullen. I have the utmost respect for the way he recruits and the way he runs his program. I think the biggest thing about their staff is they hired Todd Grantham as defensive coordinator. You can see that he’s making a difference in their football team. His pass defense is No. 1 in the SEC”.
“Their special teams and kickoff return is good. Field goals is 2 of 4 on field-goal attempts, but he’s had two blocked”.
“The year before I got here, at halftime Mississippi State had 200 yards running between the tackles. We try to eliminate that in our game plan. We’ve got to do the same thing this year. Obviously if Rashard Lawrence doesn’t play, we’ll need to move some guys around”.
“I wanted to get Jeffrey Simmons. He was one of my No. 1 guys on the board. He’s a difference-maker. He’s blocked a punt already. Got a couple of sacks. Ten tackles and a tackle for loss. He’s a first-round pick. We’ve got to know where he’s at at all times. He’s a challenge for our guys. When I went to Mississippi State three summers ago, I was amazed with their size on defense. They might have 5-stars, but they might also have 2-stars from the Delta that no one has heard of who gains 30 pounds and they’re stars”.
As far as preparation for this game:
“I kind of like playing on the road because on Tuesdays we get our John Deere tractor and we put it right behind the offense and we play their fight songs and cowbells. I respect Mississippi State. The last time I was in that stadium, I was really impressed. It’s going to fire up our guys. But we need to get our snap count down and get experience”.
“We look at the techniques other teams use on strip attempts, interceptions. How many men pressuring? Where are they? We do a good enough job of creating turnovers. But it’s the strip attempt. I think the more attempts you get, the more turnovers you get. We have a goal of creating three turnovers per practice. And most of the camp we’ve done that. We studied film, we studied teams.”
“Most of our guys are healthy. I don’t know if Rashard Lawrence will play this week. I don’t even know how much he’ll practice this week. But we’re fired up to have Arden Key back”.
“I believe we have enough veteran players and we have the ability to respond with the deep ball if we ever get behind. We can run the ball and we have a defense. Look at Mississippi State in the last two years. We’ve been up on them and they came back late. This is going to be a close battle”.
“It’s been a great journey. Whatever happens, it happens for a reason. I’ll move on to the next day. I should’ve punted the ball [10 years ago while coaching Ole Miss against Mississippi State]. That’s why I have mentors now. I ask them what they think. Those are the things you learn from. That was not a very good call. But I’m very appreciative to be at LSU. [If that happens again] I’m punting. I want to keep this job”.
Looking forward to seeing what Coach O and the Tigers have in store for us this Saturday. If the players can maintain the momentum and energy they have displayed in the previous two games and work on the things they need to fix, this should be a breeze. Geaux Tigers!
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