LSU's offensive performance drawing concern against Arkansas
LSU entered Saturday as the No. 7 team in the College Football Playoff rankings and atop the SEC West. Brian Kelly’s team currently holds the inside track on its 1st SEC Championship Game appearance since Joe Burrow and company’s blistering 2019 national championship season.
The Tigers are in Fayetteville on Saturday to face Arkansas, who is currently 5-4 and is coming off a home loss to Liberty. The Razorbacks have struggled to maintain a level of consistency throughout the season as a 3-0 start was erased by a 3-game losing streak, followed by back-to-back wins before the loss to the Flames.
While the Tigers entered the game heavily favored against the Razorbacks, they’ve struggled to get much going offensively. The score is 6-3 LSU at halftime. Jayden Daniels is just 4-of-7 passing for 38 yards and an interception while being credited for 4 yards on 11 carries. The stat that stands, though, is the fact that he’s been sacked 6 times.
LSU needs to kick it into high gear in the 2nd half on both sides of the football. They’re drawing plenty of reaction across social media:
Can’t tell me Arkansas vs LSU doesn’t look like a Big Ten game. Snow, ice, cold, and 3 field goals accounting for all the first half points?
— Jared Keesee (@jaredkeesee) November 12, 2022
Gordy Rush on #LSU halftime radio with Brian Kelly: “Coach your defense is playing great but your offense is …”
Kelly: “Not.”— Scott Rabalais (@RabalaisAdv) November 12, 2022
Thankfully LSU is a 2nd half team. Or they better be because that was atrocious
— REYTIGRE-_- (@REYTIGRE_) November 12, 2022
I guess the offense isn’t going to show today LSU? Come on defense pick 6 today
— Brad (@Bradcrum5166) November 12, 2022
Find you someone that loves you as much as the #LSU offense loves penalties today.
— ♠️DirtySouthTiger♠️ (@DirtySouthTiger) November 12, 2022
Why has LSU forgotten the offense that got them to this point??
— Trey Anderson (@TreyAndersonQB) November 12, 2022
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