LSU Preps for MSU...Saturday

LSU goes into Saturday’s game with a 3-0 overall mark and 1-0 league record. The Tigers are coming off a 31-3 win over Louisiana-Lafayette last week in Tiger Stadium. Mississippi State, under 1st-year coach Dan Mullen, is 2-1 overall and 1-1 in conference action after last week’s 15-3 victory over Vanderbilt.
“It appears to me he’s done a great job,” Miles said of Mullen. “You watch them play and they have a really sound attack. They’re playing the right guys and he’s done a great job.”
One of the strengths for the Bulldogs is that of their running game as they are averaging 221.7 yards per game. Senior running back Anthony Dixon leads the Bulldogs with 107.5 yards per game.
“Anthony Dixon is, in my opinion, one of the best running backs in the Southeastern Conference,” Miles said. “He’s a big, physical back. They run him out of the I-back occasionally, but more often than not it’s a one-back attack for him. He looks just as capable as he’s ever looked.”
The Bulldogs also employ a two-quarterback system with Tyson Lee and Chris Relf each getting snaps at the position. Relf has rushed for 178 yards and one score and he’s added another three passing touchdowns. Lee has thrown for 216 yards and one score.
“We know they can both run it and throw it which makes them very dangerous,” Miles said of Lee and Relf.
LSU will counter Mississippi State’s running game with a defense that is allowing 11.7 points and 320 yards per game, including 129.3 rushing. LSU’s defense goes into the game holding opponents without a touchdown for 6 straight quarters. The SEC Rocks!