LSU will face undefeated Georgia in the SEC Championship game. The Tigers lost to Texas A&M to eliminate them from playoff contention, but LSU Defensive End BJ Ojulari said the team was disappointed but knows that’s not the level they play at and plan to use the performance as motivation heading into Championship weekend.
“On the player’s standpoint, we all know what the task at hand is. We’re still going to have to go out to Atlanta and play our best game. We know our potential. We know how we can play and the level we can play at. This week is just focusing on us, having a great week of preparation, and getting ready to play UGA.”
The Tigers have had an up-and-down season this year. After dropping their opener against Florida St, LSU won 4 straight before losing 40-13 to Tennessee at home. The Tigers then bounced back to defeat two top-ten opponents in Ole Miss and Alabama and claim the SEC West title with hopes for the CFP until their final loss to the Aggies. Running Back Josh Williams knows this team’s resilience will shine this week as it has all season.
“We’re not perfect. We know some games that we just don’t do as well as we expect to do, but that doesn’t change our process and our mindset going into the next week. Just because it doesn’t look good for one game doesn’t mean it can’t look good for the next game. We go into it with a positive mindset.”
LSU will appear in the SEC Championship for the first time in 3 years in the first season under Head Coach Brian Kelly. After an offseason of turnover and speculation, senior Linebacker Micah Baskerville said the team didn’t focus on this success down the road during the summer.
“We weren’t talking about [the SEC Championship]. We were talking about what was important now, just buying in, everybody making their own time to work out, everyone doing their questionnaire- things like that. We didn’t talk about it as far as that’s going to handle itself, but we have to work our way and get there and be prepared.”
LSU and Georgia kickoff at 3:00 p.m. Saturday in Atlanta
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