Trey’Dez Green didn’t waste any time reminding everybody what LSU has been missing.
After sitting out the previous four games because of a lower-body injury suffered in the Week 3 loss at Ole Miss, the junior tight end stepped back onto the field Saturday at Auburn and made an immediate impact. He looked sharp, physical and fully capable of making a difference in a key road game.
Green, who had not appeared on LSU’s initial injury report Wednesday night, delivered the kind of play that can change the feel of a first half. With 9:48 left in the second quarter, he caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Sam Leavitt to put LSU ahead 17-3. It was Green’s second touchdown of the season, a reminder of how much time he had missed and how quickly he made his presence felt once he returned.
The score came on third-and-6 from the Auburn 15. Green hauled in the throw near the 10 and powered through a crowd of Auburn defenders at the goal line to finish the play.
Green’s return mattered even more because of how uncertain things looked after that injury at Ole Miss, when he was seen on crutches on the sideline. Instead, he was back in the fold at Auburn and contributing in a big way to LSU’s first-half lead in the Week 8 matchup.
LSU had built a cushion early, but with this being an SEC road game, there was still plenty of work ahead to finish the job on the Plains.
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