Eiii, LSU fans! Bad news dey come as quarterback Garrett Nussmeier dey out for di game against Oklahoma. Dis one dey happen on Saturday, and e mean say sophomore quarterback Michael Van Buren go dey lead di Tigers.
Van Buren Stepping Up
Van Buren finish di 2024 season as Mississippi State’s quarterback afta starter Blake Shapen get injury. Now, e dey ready to take charge for LSU. E say, “Getting reps in practice of course always helps. Getting timing down with the guys always helps. Letting the offense be able to hear my voice during practice so it’s nothing new on Saturday is important. Every rep I get, I’m getting better.”
Offensive Changes
Van Buren dey learn new playcaller as former tight ends coach Alex Atkins dey fill di role afta Joe Sloan leave. Atkins bin dey di running game coordinator under Sloan, so Van Buren bin already know e coaching style.
“Our relationship has been pretty great since before he was the offensive coordinator, so I feel like nothing really changed,” Van Buren talk. “We always communicated as an offense about what we liked and what we can do better.”
Tough Challenge Ahead
LSU go need to improve dem game on Saturday. Last week, dem get only one touchdown on 14 drives against Western Kentucky. Oklahoma dey rank 11th and dey lead di SEC for yards per play allowed.
Van Buren admit say, “Of course, I didn’t have my best performance last game, but sometimes you gotta learn from some things and you’ve got to go through some type of adversity. So, you can learn and come out of it better. So, I know what I’ve got to work on. Us as an offense and us as a team, we know what we’ve got to work on. We’re in a good spot.”
Oklahoma Injury Report
Oklahoma sef get dem own injury issues. Some players wey dey out include:
- RB Jovantae Barnes
- DB Gentry Williams
- DL R Mason Thomas
- OL Troy Everett
- WR Aaron Anderson
- WR Nic Anderson
LSU fans, make we support di team as dem face dis tough challenge!