Ed Orgeron reveals how Damien Lewis’ injury shuffles the offensive line
By Keith Farner
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LSU lost OL Damien Lewis in the Peach Bowl, as he was carted off with an ankle injury. Coach Ed Orgeron said on a radio show Tuesday morning that Lewis’ injury was better than initially feared, but that he wouldn’t practice this week ahead of the national championship against Clemson.
On a media teleconference, Orgeron gave more insight into how Lewis injury shuffles the offensive line.
“I think we put Adrian (Magee) at that right guard since he did so well, we’ll do that first, and having Ed (Ingram) at left guard,” Orgeron said. “I think that would be a natural deal. We haven’t talked about that at the snap yet. We’ll be breaking down Clemson on Thursday, and Jack will have a more definitive answer for us on whether he thinks he’ll be ready for the football game. So we’ll start practicing with Adrian at right guard and Ed at left.”
Depth has been a noticeable improvement for LSU in the last year, which helps the Tigers handle this kind of injury.
“It’s a big plus,” Orgeron said. “It’s a big plus to have that. Also, Dare Rosenthal will be eligible to play in this game. That gives us more depth at tackle. So if Damien comes back, we’re as healthy as we’ve been on this football team all year.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
