Damien Harris warns Florida could be a ‘trap game’ for LSU
By David Wasson
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Former Alabama running back and current CBS Sports analyst Damien Harris knows a thing or two about Saturday trap games and sees tonight’s showdown in Death Valley between visiting Florida and No. 3 LSU as one of them for the Tigers.
“We are all sitting here talking about how much LSU could beat Florida by, but not talking about how this could be a trap game for LSU,” Harris said on the CBS Sports College Football Pregame show. “When you go into a game thinking we just gotta to not lose it, we just gotta not put ourselves in bad positions… Florida is a team that is probably pissed off because they just lost to USF – they have absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain.
“LSU has everything to lose. I am not saying Florida is going to win or that this gives them kind of advantage, but we all know as players that this is a recipe for a setup for LSU.”
LSU is certainly riding high after outlasting then-No. 4 Clemson 17-10 on the road and then beating Louisiana Tech 23-7 last week in Baton Rouge. And when the lights are on bright at Tiger Stadium is usually when LSU is at its very best. Florida, on the other hand, absorbed a shocking 18-16 home loss to South Florida last weekend that once again put Gators coach Billy Napier on the hot seat.
LSU-Florida kicks off at 7:30 pm ET and will be telecast on ABC.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
