LSU has faced good offenses this season, but Oklahoma might be the best. The two teams will clash Saturday in Atlanta at the Peach Bowl. The Sooners are second in the nation in total offense and led by Heisman Trophy finalist Jalen Hurts and big-play receiver Ceedee Lamb. Coach Ed Orgeron on the Oklahoma “O.”
“We got to tackle one-one-one in space, you got to tackle Jalen, you got to cover Ceedee and if you do cover him, you got to tackle him, so it’s going to come down to winning your one-on-ones and tackling,” said Orgeron.
LSU went up against Hurts in 2016 and 2017 when he was the starting quarterback at Alabama. The Crimson Tide won both of those games and Hurts was a big factor why. LSU defensive end Rashard Lawrence says the plan is to hit Hurts often.
“If he gets a feel for the game it could be a long night,” said Lawrence. “We got hit em, we gotta hit him hard, he’s going to pop right up though that’s what a championship does, but we’re up for it.”
In 2018, Oklahoma allowed 33 points a game. But this season they are allowing 25 points a contest under first-year defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. Tigers Center Lloyd Cushenberry on what he sees from Oklahoma’s defense.
“All those guys play hard, lot of speed, bigger guys that we’ve seen throughout the season in the SEC, they play fast and they play hard,” said Cushenberry.
And there is a chance LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire will play on Saturday’s. He’s dealing with a hamstring injury suffered during practice, but Orgeron says he’s feeling better and they’ll take it day-by-day.
