Ed Orgeron met with reporters following LSU’s 27-19 loss at Florida on Saturday.
Some key stats were LSU had three turnovers to Florida’s one. And Florida outgained LSU 391-371 in total yards, including 215-180 in rushing.
Orgeron admitted that LSU had trouble protecting QB Joe Burrow, and the LSU receivers had trouble with drops.
Before a last-minute interception returned for a touchdown, Florida used a nine-play drive that took 4:03 off the clock, which was a turning point in Orgeron’s mind.
Orgeron on what he says to the team after the #LSU loss: "Put it on me."
— Brody Miller (@BrodyAMiller) October 6, 2018
Orgeron: Put it on me. It’s always on me when we lose. Give them credit when they win.
— Cody Worsham (@CodyWorsham) October 6, 2018
Ed Orgeron: We lost the line of scrimmage.
— Cody Worsham (@CodyWorsham) October 6, 2018
Orgeron: The team that won the line of scrimmage and won the turnover battle won the game.
We couldn’t protect. We tried every single protection we had. It didn’t work. And when it did we didn’t catch the call.
— Cody Worsham (@CodyWorsham) October 6, 2018
Orgeron said the decision to kick on 4th and short was based on how much trouble LSU had getting the run established.
— Cody Worsham (@CodyWorsham) October 6, 2018
Orgeron: We gave up too many explosive plays. That last drive they had was devastating.
— Cody Worsham (@CodyWorsham) October 6, 2018
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
