LSU could very well be without its most potent offensive weapon when it looks to bounce back from an embarrassing Week 3 loss.
Late in the third quarter of Saturday’s 37-7 loss to Mississippi State, Derrius Guice sustained an injury to his left knee. The star running back hasn’t practiced at all this week, even as Ed Orgeron downplayed the severity of the injury.
On the SEC teleconference Wednesday, however, the head coach acknowledged that it could be much worse than he’d been letting on, so much so that the Guice could miss the Week 4 game against Syracuse.
“I don’t know if Derrius is going to play,” Orgeron said. “He didn’t dress out yesterday in pads. He’s very questionable right now.”
Through three games, Guice leads the Tigers with 300 yards rushing and is tied for tops on the team with four rushing touchdowns. His rushing yards are currently fourth in the SEC; last season, his 1,387 yards were tops in the conference.
Should Guice be unable to go, Darrel Williams (28-159-4) would likely be next in line to shoulder the running-game load.
