LSU football: week one review – Miami

Striving to improve to 4-0 at Jerry World, the number 25 ranked LSU football team went into Sunday’s bout against number 8 ranked Miami with one thing on the mind: Winning.

The LSU Tigers  came out victorious 33-17, over Miami Sunday night, but there are plenty of things for the Tigers to improve on. Credit where credit is due, this LSU football team came out and showed the world that it should not be slept on and made teams around the country take notice.

QUARTERBACK

Easily one of the biggest question marks on this LSU football team, Joe Burrow never attempted double-digit throws in his college career before Sunday night. In his first game as a Tiger, Burrow showed excellent poise under center and gave this LSU football team a leader at the helm.

Burrow spread the ball around to many different receivers, made a few first downs with his arm and legs, made a great audible on Brossette’s first TD run, and showed a veteran’s poise by throwing a couple of balls away at the right time. Burrow also showed his excellent grasp of the hard count, as Miami had at least a couple of encroachment penalties on the night.

If this is the baseline performance Burrow will give the Tigers, it’s a great sign of things to come.

RUNNING BACKS

Have yourself a night Nick Brossette. The forgotten man in a crowded running back room, Brossette was given every opportunity to shine Sunday night, and he did. Making excellent decisions, making nice cuts in the open field, and showing some nice long speed, Brossette broke out a couple big runs and put a couple touchdowns on the board. After being in both Les Miles’ and Ed Orgeron’s doghouse, Brossette balled out and should be the starter going forward.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire got struggled in the beginning to make quick decisions, but I loved the way things slowed down for him later in the game. Chris Curry got a couple nice, pounding runs in early, and Lanard Fournette showed that he’s got sure hands in the passing game.

RB MVP: Nick Brossette

RECEIVERS

Although the group had a couple drops early, the receiving corps really settled down and excelled. With quality plays from Justin Jefferson, Jonathan Giles, Ja’Marr Chase, Terrace Marshall Jr., and Dee Anderson, this group of receivers showed why the coachinrg staff was buzzing about LSU’s passing game.

Jefferson had some nice runs after the catch, Giles showed great body adjustments on a couple of balls thrown behind him, and Chase made a great grab on a fade at the one yard line to set up a TD run. This group will only get better as Burrow gets better, and it’s been awhile since Tiger fans had much reason to be excited about the passing game.

Receiver MVP: Justin Jefferson