iamandykeim

Negative. I bought a 2 game package a couple months ago, and just can't make this one anymore.

The Double-Pass offense is the future

I don't agree that he needs to be benched necessarily, but he has had a number of plays like this one. The Pick 6 against LA Tech happened in part because of his lazy effort on a rub route where he had zero effect on the DB covering Jackson Harris. There was another run against Clemson by Leavitt where he did exactly what he did in this clip, but Leavitt scored in that case.

He's strangely uncommitted to helping to block, and the reason it stands out is because he is literally the only guy on the team that isn't committed to helping the running game.

Kentucky has only 2 routes toward winning this football game:

1. Stifle LSU's running game and create lot of pressure in 3rd and long situations - don't find the 1st part of that to be likely.

2. Have an insane performance from their special teams units.

Kentucky is so so so bad on 3rd down. They will punt 7-8 times in this game. If we field punts cleanly and establish even a modest running game, we'll win by 10+.

There is no point in doing this. Leavitt still has the majority of his first season with LSU in front of him. Leavitt's jump from this year to next is still dependent on how he plays over the next 8+ games that we have remaining. Newsflash - he is improving right now. Let's not start thinking about 2027 Leavitt just yet.

It'll either be 11 or 11:45, depending on whether we get ABC, ESPN, or SECN. Guessing 11:00 on ESPN, but we'll find out very soon.

ESPN NCAAF Stat Leaders

3rd in Offensive Yards per game (Very Balanced - 13th in Passing, 15th in Rushing)
1st in Rushing TDs
3rd in 1st Downs Gained
1st in 3rd Down Conversions

2nd in Defensive Yards per game
4th in Rushing Yards Allowed per game
4th in Rushing Yards Allowed per attempt
2nd in Sacks (1st in Sack Yardage)

Other Notes:
- LSU also has the nation's sack leader in Princewill Umanmielen as well as another tied for 8th in the country with Deuce Geralds. Deuce also leads all DTs in the country by a full 2 Sacks.
- Leavitt is tied for the lead in INTs thrown. I think we all agree that his decision making has improved drastically, but the 3 INT 2nd quarter against LA Tech is still haunting him statistically.
- Leavitt is tied for 5th among QBs in Rushing TDs with 6, despite Landen Clark taking another 4 Rushing TDs of his own.
- Jackson Harris is 12th in the country in Yards/Reception - I expect his volume to continue growing.

I believe we’re about to win these next 3 games comfortably, get our 7’s back in November, and have one of the most fun back to back week home atmospheres in our history.

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West and Whit showed high level flashes very early on. It took West longer to earn a starting role but he looked better than Zach at this stage. I’m hoping it’s just a matter of reps.

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I think it might be exactly that. West and Whit had to play a lot early on out of straight necessity because the LB room simply was not good when they arrived. Zach has sort of had the benefit (or drawback depending on how you look at it) of coming into a deep room. I'm hoping to see his speed and instincts flash during this stretch of subpar SEC offensive lines.

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