LSU will debut interim coach Frank Wilson on Saturday when the Tigers head to Tuscaloosa to face No. 4 Alabama.
Former Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron warns that despite LSU’s 5-3 overall and 2-3 SEC record, the Tigers should not be taken lightly.
“There is a new energy within an organization whenever (there is a firing,” McCarron said on “The Dynasty” podcast. “It can either go well for you and players want to play well and do well. If you do have that momentum in the game, there’s a new juice and excitement throughout the team.
“If it goes south early in that game, you’re cooked. You’re done. It’s over with. Go ahead and pack everything up.”
So, McCarron said, it is really no surprise what Alabama has to make LSU do to make the Tigers quit.
“The biggest thing is for Bama to start fast,” he said. “If Bama can start fast and put them away, they’ll quit and be done. They’ll all be on the phone with agents as soon as the game ends talking about how I’m entering the portal.”
If LSU sticks around, the game will be competitive.
The Tigers, who have lost two in a row and three of four, are hoping to see better results against the Tide. Alabama has won seven consecutive games since a season-opening loss at Florida State and 15 in a row at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
LSU and Alabama rank 15th and 14th, respectively, in the SEC in rushing. Both teams made improving their ground games a priority during their off week. A potential X-factor for LSU is freshman Harlem Berry, who averaged 5.8 yards a carry in his last two games.
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