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After LSU intercepted five passes in an emotional victory over Florida, Tigers coach Brian Kelly lashed back at a question about his intermittently sluggish offense. Garrett Nussmeier threw for 220 yards and a touchdown, Dashawn Spears returned one of his first two career interceptions 58 yards for a touchdown and No. 3 LSU beat Florida 20-10 on Saturday night. "LSU won the football game! Won the game! I don't know what you want from me," Kelly said. "What do you want? You want us to win 70-0 against Florida to keep you happy? "Those are ridiculous questions. And I am getting tired of it. That football team just worked their tail off to get an SEC win and you want to know what's wrong," Kelly continued. "Give them some respect. How about that? Instead of micro-analyzing every little thing." After the ejection of LSU preseason AP All-America linebacker Whit Weeks for a targeting penalty in the game's opening minutes, the Tigers (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) still summoned a swarming, opportunistic defensive performance that also included three sacks.

LSU edge rusher Jack Pyburn, a transfer from Florida, said joining the Tigers' "fast, violent, physical and aggressive" defense was "the best decision I ever made." "We have the guys in the secondary that can make those plays," he said. "We have the guys up front that are going to stuff the run." Lagway's career high in interceptions came in what was widely seen as a pivotal bounce-back game for the Gators (1-2, 0-1) and fourth-year coach Billy Napier after a surprising home loss to South Florida a week earlier. Napier alluded to the Lagway's series of offseason injuries while addressing his QB's performance in Tiger Stadium. "We all understand the dynamic here," Napier said about Lagway, who finished 33 of 49 for 287 yards and one TD. "It's a young player that, you know, he's gonna learn from his experiences." - LSU/AP College Football

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FS Dashawn Spears, LSU
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09/13/25 - Whit Weeks, Sr/2027, LSU, 6-2, 225 (DS#4 ILB) + More +

LSU star linebacker Whit Weeks was ejected from the third-ranked Tigers' game against Florida on Saturday night for targeting after a helmet-to-helmet hit on Florida receiver Vernell Brown III. The hit by the preseason All-America selection and team captain came at the end of 6-yard catch on Florida's third-play from scrimmage. The penalty gave Florida a first down on the LSU 29, and the Gators finished the drive with a field goal to open the scoring. In LSU's previous two games, Weeks made seven tackles, including half a sack and one tackle for loss. Weeks was replaced by his older brother, West Weeks, who lined up alongside Harold Perkins in two-linebacker formations. - AP College Football

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ILB Whit Weeks, LSU
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09/13/25 - Landen Clark, rSo/2029, LSU, 6-0, 186 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Landen Clark accounted for 377 yards of offense and four touchdowns to lead Elon to a 37-31 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday. Clark broke loose on a 10-yard touchdown run and connected with Isaiah Fuhrmann on the two-point conversion to cap the scoring with about five minutes left. Asher Cunningham intercepted Isaac Lee at the Western Carolina 37 with 49 seconds left to seal it. Clark finished 11-of-28 passing for 305 yards with two touchdowns and added 72 yards on the ground with two scores. He also had a 10-yard TD run in the second quarter.

Fuhrmann made five catches for 105 yards receiving. Zimere Winston caught a 78-yard touchdown pass on the opening drive for Elon, and Landyn Backey's 35-yard touchdown catch put the Phoenix up 14-7 late in the first quarter. Lee completed 19 of 31 passes for 132 yards and Bennett Judy was 17-of-24 passing for 114 yards. They each threw a touchdown pass for Western Carolina (0-3). Dominic Dutton's 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the second half pulled Western Carolina to 23-20. Dutton also had touchdown catch in the second quarter. James Tyre picked up a fumbled ball and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown that gave the Catamounts a 28-23 lead early in the third quarter. It was Elon's first game at Western Carolina since 2013 and its first win in Cullowhee since 2011. - AP College Football

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QB Landen Clark, LSU
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09/07/25 - Garrett Nussmeier, rSr/2026, LSU, 6-2, 203 (DS#3 QB) + More +

WEEK 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Garrett Nussmeier, LSU,...The AP preseason All-America quarterback led his team's comeback in a 17-10 victory at Clemson. Nussmeier completed 28 of 38 passes for 232 yards and a touchdown in the top-10 matchup. He connected on his final 11 passes, including all nine in the fourth quarter, as the Tigers erased a 10-3 halftime deficit. He also rushed for a pair of first downs. His 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Trey'Dez Green put LSU up for good. It was the fourth time the fifth-year player from Lake Charles, Louisiana, led LSU to a victory after either trailing or with the game tied in the fourth quarter. - AP College football

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QB Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
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09/07/25 - Garrett Nussmeier, rSr/2026, LSU, 6-2, 203 (DS#3 QB) + More +

WEEK 1 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: GARRETT NUSSMEIER, LSU, 5th Year Senior, Quarterback, Lake Charles, La.,...Garrett Nussmeier led LSU to a comeback 17-10 victory at Clemson. Nussmeier completed 28-of-38 passes for 232 yards and one touchdown in the matchup of top ten ranked teams. He connected on his final 11 passes, including all nine in the fourth quarter, as the Tigers erased a 10-3 halftime deficit. Notes: It is the 14th time since 2004 that a LSU player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. Nussmeier is the first LSU since former quarterback and eventual Walter Camp Player of the Year Jayden Daniels (Nov. 12, 2023) to earn the honor. - Walter Camp Football Foundation

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QB Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
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09/06/25 - Landen Clark, rSo/2029, LSU, 6-0, 186 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Landen Clark threw three touchdown passes and ran for another TD and Elon scored 31 second-quarter points on Saturday night as the Phoenix beat Davidson 55-7. Clark opened the scoring with a 1-yard TD run about 3 1/2 minutes into the game, then hit Landyn Backey for scoring strikes of 22 and 44 yards to make it 24-0 with 8:04 left in the first half. TJ Thomas Jr. ran for a 5-yard touchdown, Luke Barnes - who made a 27-yard field goal in the first quarter - kicked a 38-yarder, and Isaiah Fuhrmann caught a 20-yard TD pass from Clark with 44 seconds left in the second quarter that made it 41-0 at halftime.

Coulter Cleland threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ivan Hoyt early in the third quarter for Davidson (0-2). Jimmyll Williams and Dan Frederick each added a touchdown run for Elon (1-1), which finished with 289 yards rushing. The Phoenix had 30 first downs and 547 total yards. Davidson converted 3 of 14 third downs and finished with 158 total yards. - AP College Football

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QB Landen Clark, LSU
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09/06/25 - Garrett Nussmeier, rSr/2026, LSU, 6-2, 203 (DS#3 QB) + More +

Garrett Nussmeier passed for 237 yards and a touchdown and No. 3 LSU held Louisiana Tech to 154 total yards in a 23-7 victory on Saturday night. Caden Durham rushed for a 3-yard touchdown for LSU (2-0), which was favored by about five touchdowns but didn't lead by more than 10 points until late in the third quarter. "We're not happy with production across the board," LSU coach Brian Kelly said. "I'm not happy with the performance, but it's a win." LSU's defense did its part, shutting out the Bulldogs (1-1) until reserve quarterback Blake Baker's 33-yard scoring pass to Devin Gandy with 4:02 left in the game.

The Tigers outgained Louisiana Tech by 211 yards and LSU held a large advantage in time of possession, 36:52 to 23:08. Barion Brown caught eight passes for 94 yards for the Tigers and got a game ball for his effort. Brown, a transfer from Kentucky, "balled out," Kelly said. "That's what we expected from him." Fellow Tigers receiver Aaron Anderson had eight catches for 73 yards. But the Bulldogs frustrated Nussmeier and Co. on a handful of possessions, forcing a turnover, three punts and four field goal attempts, one of which failed. LSU rushed for 128 yards - and Kelly said "a lack of execution by coaches and players alike" made it tough for the Tigers to finish drives and pull away on the scoreboard. - LSU/AP College Football

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QB Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
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09/01/25 - Garrett Nussmeier, rSr/2026, LSU, 6-2, 203 (DS#3 QB) + More +

WEEK 1 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU,...Connected of 28-of-38 passes for 232 yards and 1 TD in leading LSU to a 17-10 comeback road win over Clemson...Was a perfect 9-of-9 for 39 yards and a TD in the fourth quarter...It was the fourth time in his career he led the Tigers to a fourth quarter comeback...Hit TE Tre'Dez Green with a 8-yard TD pass with 12:18 left in the game to give LSU its first lead of the game, 17-10...Completed his final 11 passes in leading LSU to the program's fifth true road win over an AP Top 5 ranked team and first since beating No. 2 Alabama in 2019...As a unit, LSU totaled 25 first downs, 354 total yards and had possession of the ball of 37 minutes in the victory. - SEC Football

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QB Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
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09/01/25 - Braelin Moore, rSr/2027, LSU, 6-2, 300 (DS#5 C) + More +

WEEK 1 SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Braelin Moore, C, LSU,...In first LSU start, played all 70 offensive snaps and was the catalyst to an offensive line that limited Clemson to only 1 sack...LSU started an entirely new offensive line from the regular-season finale in 2024...Tigers rushed for 108 yards and totaled 354 total yards, 25 first downs and held the ball for 37 minutes as the Tigers overcame at 10-3 halftime deficit to win, 17-10. - SEC Football

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C Braelin Moore, LSU
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08/31/25 - Sam Leavitt, rJr/2028, LSU, 6-2, 205 (DS#5 QB) + More +

Sam Leavitt accounted for 330 yards and four touchdowns, Jordyn Tyson caught two touchdown passes and No. 11 Arizona State overcame a slew of mistakes to beat Northern Arizona 38-19 on Saturday night. The Sun Devils reached the College Football Playoff for the first time last season despite being picked last in the Big 12, sparking an interest that led to a school-record 14,280 students among the sold-out crowd. Arizona State fed off the energy by jumping out to a quick 14-0 lead against the Football Championship Subdivision Lumberjacks, but bumbled through the rest of the first half.

Leavitt picked the Sun Devils back up, scoring on runs of 52 and 18 yards in the third quarter. He later hit Tyson on an acrobatic 16-yard TD that put Arizona State up 38-13. Leavitt threw for 257 yards and three TDs on 25-of-39 passing with an interception, adding 73 yards and a TD on the ground. Tyson had 12 catches for 141 yards and Raleek Brown added a 6-yard touchdown run. NAU's Ty Pennington threw for 204 yards and hit Nason Coleman on a 3-yard touchdown early in the third quarter. Pennington was replaced by Lathan Boone in the fourth quarter after taking several hard hits. - Arizona State/AP College Football

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QB Sam Leavitt, LSU
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08/30/25 - Garrett Nussmeier, rSr/2026, LSU, 6-2, 203 (DS#3 QB) + More +

Garrett Nussmeier threw a go-ahead 8-yard touchdown pass to Trey'Dez Green in the fourth quarter, and No. 9 LSU rallied past fourth-ranked Clemson 17-10 on Saturday night for its first season-opening win since 2019, when Joe Burrow led the Tigers to an undefeated season and a national championship. Nussmeier, who eclipsed 4,000 yards passing in his first year as a starter in 2024 after biding his time behind Jayden Daniels, got better as game went on, throwing for 134 of his 230 yards in the second half while leading two touchdown drives. Caden Durham rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown for LSU. LSU, retooled with a highly touted class of transfers, showed the mental and physical toughness that coach Brian Kelly was seeking after trailing 10-3 at the half.

LSU's stifling defense limited first-team preseason Associated Press All-America quarterback Cade Klubnik to 19-of-38 passing for 230 yards and an interception. With 4 1/2 minutes left, Clemson got the ball with a chance to tie the game but failed to manage a single first down with Klubnik under constant pressure. LSU couldn't capitalize and had to punt the ball back, giving Clemson one more shot with 1:54 remaining. Klubnik got Clemson to the LSU 15 before a hurried pass on fourth-and-4 fell incomplete with a defender in his face. It didn't help that Clemson lost star wide receiver Antonio Williams, a second-team preseason AP All-American, to an injury early in the first quarter. It was expected to be a high-scoring matchup featuring a pair of Heisman Trophy hopefuls at QB and two of the nation's top offenses from a year ago. - AP College Football

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QB Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
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09/01/24 - Sam Leavitt, rJr/2028, LSU, 6-2, 205 (DS#5 QB) + More +

Sam Leavitt threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns, Cam Skattebo and DeCarlos Brooks both ran for a touchdown and Arizona State won its first football game as a member of the Big 12, beating Wyoming 48-7 on Saturday night. The Sun Devils scored a defensive touchdown just 41 seconds into the game when Zyrus Fiaseu picked off Wyoming's Evan Svoboda and ran 29 yards to the end zone. The Sun Devils didn't force a turnover last season until their fourth game. Svoboda threw another interception less than five minutes later.

This time, it was Keyshaun Elliott who grabbed the errant pass and ran 18 yards to the Wyoming 42. The Sun Devils capitalized on the good field position with a 29-yard field goal and a 10-0 lead. Arizona State had a 17-0 lead by the end of the first quarter and a 27-0 advantage at halftime. Leavitt, a Michigan State transfer, played well in his first career start, completing 14 of 22 passes. He beat out senior Jeff Sims for the starting job during preseason camp. Svoboda completed 6 of 15 passes for 42 yards and had the two early interceptions. He also made an errant throw on a lateral that was picked up by Arizona State's Justin Wodtly and returned six yards for a touchdown. - AP College Football

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QB Sam Leavitt, LSU
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03/08/23 - Mason Lunsford, rSr/2024, LSU, 6-6, 300 (DS#999 OG) + More +

Former Maryland offensive lineman Mason Lunsford signed with LSU, The Advocate has learned. He will enroll this summer, adding depth to the interior offensive line. Lunsford started for the last two years at Maryland before he entered the NCAA transfer portal. He signed with the Tigers after visiting campus last weekend. Lunsford has two years of eligibility.

LSU has been looking for an experienced offensive line transfer who can compete at center or guard. It missed out on Cincinnati center Jake Renfro and Miami center Jakai Clark before landing Lunsford. Lunsford signed with Maryland as a three-star recruit. He turned into a key player on the Terps' offensive line, starting 23 games over the last two seasons. Lunsford primarily played left guard. - Baton Rouge Advocate

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OG Mason Lunsford, LSU
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03/07/23 - Jacobian Guillory II, rSr/2026, LSU, 6-2, 312 (DS#65 DT) + More +

After joining the defensive line rotation as a redshirt freshman, Jacobian Guillory stayed there last year. He started twice, but he fell far behind the snap counts of starters Mekhi Wingo and Jaquelin Roy. Guillory finished with 14 tackles and one quarterback hurry. In his career, he has 23 tackles, two tackles for loss and a half-sack. This is a pivotal offseason for Guillory. On top of Wingo and Maason Smith, LSU signed West Virginia transfer Jordan Jefferson and Florida transfer Jalen Lee. They added depth, but there are available snaps this spring. Wingo (shoulder) and Smith (knee) are limited as they recover from injuries, giving Guillory and others the chance to assert themselves. - Baton Rouge Advocate

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DT Jacobian Guillory II, LSU
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03/07/23 - Maason Smith, rSo/2024, LSU, 6-5, 306 (DS#8 DT) + More +

LSU football defensive lineman Maason Smith will be a non-contact participant during spring practices, coach Brian Kelly told ESPN on Monday. "Getting him back defensively will be a big, big plus for us," Kelly said. Smith tore his ACL during the first series of the year against Florida State on Sept. 3 while celebrating a tackle by a teammate. His absence left a defensive line already short on bodies even less deep, and LSU had to rely heavily on Missouri transfer Mekhi Wingo and Jaquelin Roy for the rest of the season.

As a freshman in 2021, Smith had 19 total tackles and four sacks in seven games. He was a five-star recruit in the 2021 class and the No. 20 player in the nation out of Terrebonne High School in Houma, according to the 247Sports Composite. Smith's pending return, combined with the additions of Jalen Lee (Florida), Jordan Jefferson (West Virginia) and Paris Shand (Arizona) from the transfer portal, should make the interior of the Tigers' defensive line much deeper in 2023. - Lafayette Daily Advertiser

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DT Maason Smith, LSU
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