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The LSU Tigers will lace up their cleats Saturday night in Death Valley for another prime-time Southeastern Conference matchup with the Vanderbilt Commodores heading into town.

The Bayou Bengals will look to get back on track after back-to-back losses to Texas A&M, Alabama and Florida.

Now it’s a matter of continuing to fight to finish the 2024 season well.

“Do you want to fight or not? Do you want to fight and take responsibility as coaches and players for not playing well? We’re struggling right now. Brian Kelly said on Saturday: “This is life. There are countless things but it is a reflection of what life is about. We have a difficult point to grapple with here. We must do this together.

“So if you’re not an index finger, if you’re not someone who continues to work to get better, then we don’t have room for you over the last few weeks. But if you want to fight and keep working to get better, then we’ll be there for you. At the end of the day, it’s all about the challenges.” “It’s about coming through and competing in the last two games at home, which we desperately want to win.”

Here’s a look at Week 13 game information and how LSU’s offense could shift gears to make immediate improvements heading into a shootout against Vanderbilt:

The LSU Tigers’ offense started the 2024 season on all cylinders, and despite the disruption in Week 1, the program has rebounded with Garrett Nussmeier at the helm.

Nussmeier and Co. went on a six-game win streak following a season-opening loss to Southern Cal, and the Tigers soared.

The Bayou Bengals averaged 36.5 points per game during their winning streak, but the script has flipped over the last three games.

LSU has allowed just 17.3 points per game in its last three contests against Texas A&M, Alabama and Florida.

The running game has struggled all year, but Nussmeier and the receiving corps have picked up the slack with the passing attack. With the burden now on the passing game’s shoulders, the lack of rushing offense was greatly felt.

Over the last three games, the Tigers rank 92nd in sacks per return (7.1%), 113th in turnover rate (3.0%), 120th in success rate (35.5%) and 122nd in percentage of plays gaining zero or negative yards (39.0%). It is located. ). All statistics are according to ESPN.

Known for his ability to push the ball up the court with impressive deep shots, Nussmeier plays almost exclusively short passes.

Average air yards per completion: 3.3 (100th) – this crushed the explosive play ability of the LSU offense.

The Bayou Bengals’ success rate against the Florida Gators on Saturday afternoon was just as low as it was against Ole Miss (34.8%), but unlike the Rebels, explosive plays couldn’t save them. LSU averaged just 4.3 yards per play, its lowest mark of the season.

“Everyone is working and putting in their time and the head coach has to be a part of that. Whether it’s business or coaching football, you can’t sit there and say there are coordinators. The head coach is ultimately responsible for the success of the football team and we haven’t been successful the last three weeks.

“Obviously, I wasn’t good enough (in Week 12). We’re going to get back to work and look at the things we need to get better at. We’re going to continue to swing. There are 22 players that are going to fight for LSU and play hard the last two weeks at home.”

LSU came out of the gate firing on all cylinders in the first seven weeks of the season, but has been a completely different team in the last three games.

LSU jumped out to a 100-35 lead over the final 10 quarters and the program scored just three touchdowns in its final 27 drives.

LSU will return to action on November 23 at Tiger Stadium against the Vanderbilt Commodores, with kickoff at 6:30 pm CT.

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