LSU's Offense will be more aggressive vs. Auburn

The Tigers play at No. 5 Auburn Saturday after being grounded last weekend. But the coach said just because sixth-ranked LSU only managed 103 yards passing and no TDs through the air against a team from the Football Championship Subdivision doesn’t mean they won’t be able to throw against Auburn."I see us throw the ball well in practice," Miles said Monday. "It just needs to show up in the game."

LSU (7-0, 4-0 SEC) eventually pulled away for a 32-10 victory over McNeese last Saturday, but the offense seemed to take a step backward. Using a two-quarterback system with Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee for the third straight game, the Tigers had only two touchdowns and led by only six points until Michael Ford’s scoring run late in the third quarter. The fourth and last touchdown didn’t come until LSU was running out the clock in the final 90 seconds. Miles said Jefferson and Lee should have performed better but were hampered in part by a game plan aimed at ball control and emphasizing the run. "We had a want to manage the game and control the game on the ground," Miles said. "I would have liked to have thrown the football better." Now LSU faces its toughest test yet at Auburn (7-0, 4-0), which scored 65 points against Arkansas, averages 40 points a game and has one of college football’s most productive dual-threat quarterbacks in Cameron Newton. Although LSU has been carried primarily by dominant defense, Miles figures his offense needs to be more productive this weekend.