LSU has played against some excellent defenses this year, as every team making its way through the SEC West does. The Tigers haven’t seen a singular force quite like Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett, though. While Garrett is primarily a pass rusher, LSU will have to find ways to contain him no matter the situation.

Garrett lines up primarily on the weak side, but the Aggies have no problem moving him around if the matchup favors it. It’ll be on the entire offensive line to keep him out of the backfield this week. Tackle La’el Collins has been phenomenal this season, and the rest of the line has gelled around him as the year has progressed.

LSU doesn’t throw the ball much, while rushing the pass happens to be Garrett’s specialty. He already owns the SEC’s freshman sack record, with 11.0 takedowns on the season. Even though LSU has thrown the ball just 241 times this season, they’ve given up 22 sacks, or one every 10 or so drop backs.

That’s not all on the offensive line; quarterback Anthony Jennings is not the best decision-maker out there, to say the least, and some of the quarterback takedowns have come as a result of tight coverage downfield. The latter likely won’t be an issue if LSU decides to air it out against Texas A&M’s struggling secondary, but the former will be. Offensive linemen have held Garrett countless times without drawing a flag, but there’s only so many times a team can get away with that.

Of course, one way to neutralize a dominant pass rusher is simply to run away from him, and LSU will do plenty of that. Garrett has improved over the course of the season in terms of playing the run, but he’s nowhere near the force he is against the run as he is against the pass.

At some point against Texas A&M, LSU will have to throw the ball. And when they do, they better know where Garrett is at all times.