LSU linebacker Whit Weeks reportedly unlikely to play vs. Arkansas, status ‘unclear’ for rest of season
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LSU is likely to again be without star linebacker Whit Weeks for Saturday afternoon’s SEC matchup against Arkansas, according to a report by On3 on Friday.
The On3 report also said that the junior’s status is “unclear” for the rest of the season.
Weeks’ season has been marred by injury, and he’s missed LSU‘s past 3 games with a bone bruise in his ankle. According to Friday’s On3 report, Weeks is now set to miss a 4th straight game as LSU hosts Arkansas on Saturday in a 12:45 p.m. ET kickoff on SEC Network.
The ankle injury has hampered Weeks since he aggravated it against Ole Miss way back in Week 5. But Weeks’ ankle problems didn’t start this season. The issues go back to last season, when Weeks suffered a broken ankle in LSU’s bowl game against Baylor.
Weeks hasn’t played since Oct. 11 against South Carolina, so his absence from the Tigers’ lineup has reached 1 month and now it reportedly is likely to continue in Week 12 against the Razorbacks. LSU has gone 0-3 since Weeks last suited up against South Carolina, and the slide has included head coach Brian Kelly being fired.
With Weeks being kept off the field by the injury, he’s got just 26 total tackles this season, 12 of them solo, with 1 sack and 1 fumble recovery.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
