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LSU football: week two review – Southeastern Louisiana

By Jake Brouillette

BATON ROUGE, LA - SEPTEMBER 08: Ja'Marr Chase #1 of the LSU Tigers scores a touchdown during the first half against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Tiger Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LA - SEPTEMBER 08: Ja'Marr Chase #1 of the LSU Tigers scores a touchdown during the first half against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Tiger Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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BATON ROUGE, LA – SEPTEMBER 08: Grant Delpit #9 of the LSU Tigers sacks Chason Virgil #9 of the Southeastern Louisiana Lions during the first half at Tiger Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Linebacker

After an up and down performance against Miami, I was hoping to see more consistency out of this group. What we got was more of the same.

Devin White continues to show off his excellent athleticism running down hill and getting out on the perimeter to negate big plays. When the time comes to tackle, however, Devin White continues to miss opportunities. He needs to learn to break down better to secure tackles. If he cannot grow in this area, playing at a high level in college and the pros will be difficult.

Another great performance by Jacob Phillips was negated on a cheap targeting call. He continued to show his great range and his ability to make tackles all over the field. Lucky for the LSU football defense, the targeting occurred in the first half, and he won’t miss time against Auburn.

I did see quite a promising performance from Ray Thornton. He showed a knack for running loops and stunts on passing downs and even displayed an understanding on when to counter inside when rushing the passer.  More playing time will only help him, and when Michael Divinity returns from suspension, Thornton has definitely made a case to stay on the field.

Linebacker MVP: Ray Thornton

Defensive Backs

A quiet night for the defensive backs isn’t always a bad thing. The corners weren’t really tested on the night due to many short, horizontal passes by Southeastern. The tackling in open field became the real test on the night, and most of the defensive backs delivered.

Terrance Alexander made nice plays in the open field, and Kelvin Joseph even got in on a few plays. These two will be paramount to the success of the defensive backs. Kristian Fulton received an injury scare, but did return to the game. Greedy Williams also closed out on a few tackles and shut down a long Southeastern drive with his first interception on the year.

Grant Delpit also came of the edge well again. Delpit missed a tackle or two in space, but his speed and diverse skill set continues to be the key to this LSU defense.

Defensive Back MVP: Grant Delpit

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