Xavier Hill—he’s the one we should be talking about as long as we’re talking Jordy

I’ve listened to almost all of Jordy’s LSU talk this week. Granted, I’ve fast forwarded through some non-LSU stuff, so may have missed something, but I haven’t heard him mention Walker Howard 1 time this week. But the last 2 days, he’s talked a ton about Xavier Hill getting reps on the OL. Apparently there were a few players who were quietly suspended the 1st couple of games besides Emery. Emery was a different situation, though. It sounds more like what Baskerville was facing before his appeal was granted.

Regardless, they dropped the guys who looked like they were gonna miss the 1st 2 games on the depth chart and gave the guys who they knew we’re gonna play most of the reps to get them ready for the 1st 2 games. Apparently, Hill was one. And, according to Jordy—and you can put whatever stock into his insider info as you want—they really like Hill and think he’s one of their best 5 and plan on getting him significant PT this week, maybe even starting (I’m not sure I’d go that far). But he has talked about him a ton the last couple of days. I have no idea where they want to play him or who the odd man out would be or even how much he’ll play or how early.

But if you trust Jordy’s info at all—and he clearly has SOME insider info, you can tell that by the guests inside the program he gets—with how bad and unsettled as our OL has been and how much he’s been pumping Hill, THAT’s the much more interesting player to be talking about and watching for this weekend. Not Walker Howard.