LSU star LB Whit Weeks termed a game-time decision for Texas showdown, per report
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LSU hasn’t had star linebacker Whit Weeks available on the field since way back in Week 4, during a victory over Texas A&M.
But that reality might finally change on Saturday when the Tigers host Texas in a huge SEC ranked showdown in primetime at Death Valley. With LSU‘s own College Football Playoff hopes hanging by a thread as the 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff on ABC approaches, getting Weeks back would be a huge boost, and it actually might happen.
According to a report on Friday afternoon by On3’s Wilson Alexander, Weeks will be a game-time decision for the Texas game. The senior was listed as questionable on LSU’s injury report that was released on Thursday night, which at least opened up the possibility that Weeks could make his long-awaited return to the Tigers’ defense.
Now, with Friday’s On3 report, it appears that Weeks’ status will go right down to the very moments before the Saturday night kickoff at Tigers Stadium. According to Alexander’s report, “Weeks will try to give it a go in warmups.”
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In just 4 games this season, Weeks has 23 total tackles, 10 of them solo, with 1 pass defended.
Obviously, getting Weeks back for such a huge November matchup would be ideal for LSU as it tries to stay relevant in the Playoff discussion. The Tigers sit at 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the SEC, and 1 more loss would certainly end any remote hope that the Tigers could sneak into the Playoff.
If Weeks once again can’t play, then junior Davhon Keys would continue playing in Weeks’ spot alongside senior linebacker TJ Dottery.
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.
