LSU’s Key To Victory Against Auburn

Even though LSU has won six of the last seven meetings with Auburn, not too many people are predicting an LSU win this Saturday at Jordan Hare Stadium.

David Ching with ESPN thinks that LSU's run defense will need to step up and that Brandon Harris could be the x-factor against Auburn. Here is what he had to say in this article:

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LSU’s key to victory: LSU has to defend the run better -- particularly the quarterback run. Only one Power 5 team (Iowa State with 306) has surrendered more yards on the QB runs this season than LSU’s 260. That’s a terrible sign considering how well Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (eighth in the SEC with an average of 84.7 rushing ypg) runs. If LSU fails to do a better job than it did defending Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott (105 yards and a TD on 22 carries in the Bulldogs’ 34-29 win two weeks ago), LSU might be in for a long night.

LSU X-factor: Harris is an obvious choice here. The true freshman is making his first career start after taking over for the slumping Anthony Jennings in the second quarter last week against New Mexico State. All he did was lead LSU’s offense to seven touchdowns in seven possessions. The kid is oozing with talent, but is he ready to handle the noise and the pressure of this moment? Auburn has an opportunistic defense that surely will throw lots of looks at Harris in an effort to confuse him. If he clears this obstacle, LSU might become a legitimate Western Division contender after all.

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