LSU’s trip to Oxford handed the Tigers their first loss of the season, and it also left them with a few uncomfortable questions as the schedule gets deeper.
The offense never really settled in. Sam Leavitt arrived with plenty of expectation attached to him and the idea that he could lift the new-look attack, but the source of the issue is more complicated than simply asking him to carry everything.
He has the talent, but LSU does not need him to win every game by himself. What it does need is for him to avoid becoming the reason the Tigers lose.
That balance is now part of the conversation.
That problem showed up early. For the second straight week, LSU had trouble getting out of the blocks.
Against Louisiana Tech, the Tigers moved the ball but could not finish drives. Against Ole Miss, even starting drives became a struggle.
The first two possessions ended in three-and-outs, and four of LSU’s five drives in the first half lasted under three minutes. That kind of stagnation put extra strain on a defense that was losing the possession battle.
The back end of that defense had a rougher night than usual, too. LSU’s secondary has been one of the brighter spots this season, but it ran into a quarterback performance that demanded answers.
Trinidad Chambliss was sharp throughout, going 33 for 38 for 363 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. He finished with a 69 percent completion rate and kept finding windows with limited resistance.
The Tigers’ front held up better against the run, limiting Ole Miss to 63 rushing yards. But that wasn’t enough to keep the damage from piling up through the air. The bigger issue now is figuring out how to get more consistency from the safeties and the rest of the back line, because that’s a problem LSU will need to solve the rest of the way.
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