No. 1 LSU is gearing up for a massive game with No. 2 Alabama, and they will do so without one of their defensive leaders.
Linebacker Michael Divinity is no longer on the team due to “personal reasons,” according to a report Monday from Brody Miller of The Athletic.
The senior leads the team with three sacks while also collecting four TFLs and 23 total tackles. He did so despite missing LSU’s wins over Georgia Southern, Northwestern State and Utah State for what were termed “coach’s decisions.”
Divinity’s departure likely signals the end of his college career and also presents LSU with another distraction heading into the Alabama game. Linebacker Devin White missed the first half of last season’s ‘Bama game due to a questionable targeting foul, a move that drew lots of pre-game attention but ended up not mattering in a 29-0 loss.
Missing Divinity will obviously hurt LSU, as hounding a potentially gimpy Tua Tagovailoa with its best pass rushers will be the Tigers’ best chance at getting Alabama’s explosive offense off the field.
And now its leading sack-getter will miss the game, and the remainder of the season.
