LSU Football's Leading Wide Receiver May Sit Out Against South Carolina Gamecocks

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers (4-1, 1-1 SEC) will square off against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday night at Tiger Stadium with an opportunity to get back in the win column.

After navigating the open date in Week 6, the Tigers will begin the program's gauntlet of Southeastern Conference games with a matchup against South Carolina up first on the docket.

"We've talked and we know we need to improve on," LSU center Braelin Moore said this week. "Every time before a practice, we're just keeping the energy up because sometimes it's energy; sometimes you go in there, it's just a little flat.

"Energy is one of the biggest factors in how practice is running. If you don't have it, it's gonna be flat, it's gonna be lethargic, and that's not what we want. So just keeping the energy high and focusing on that."

LSU Tigers Football: Garrett Nussmeier. — Courtesy of LSU Tigers Football.

Across the open date in Week 6, the Bayou Bengals saw multiple members of the program hit the recovery table in order to work back from injury.

LSU will return starting running back Caden Durham and right tackle Weston Davis, but one critical component remains in question heading into Week 7 against the Gamecocks.

LSU wide receiver Aaron Anderson's status is in question heading into Saturday with the Tigers' leading wideout listed as questionable on the initial SEC Availability Report.

Anderson is dealing with toe, hip and knee injuries that have had him hitting the recovery table ever since exiting the Ole Miss matchup against Week 5 early.

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers Football program return Aaron Anderson, Garrett Nussmeier and Whit Weeks. — Courtesy of LSU Football.

“He had a litany of things: Hip, toe, knee. He’s banged up,” Kelly said of Anderson last Wednesday. “If we were playing Saturday, I’d say he’d probably answer the bell, but he’s going to benefit greatly from the week off. Modern medicine will get him ready for the South Carolina game.”

On Friday night, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported that Anderson is listed as doubtful heading into Saturday.

One source echoed the same sentiment regarding Anderson's status with the leading wideout likely out against South Carolina.

Sources: LSU star wide receiver Aaron Anderson (knee) is considered doubtful for the game against South Carolina tomorrow. He’s LSU’s leader in receiving yards with 305 and his 23 catches are second on the team. pic.twitter.com/Vxrl1tH4M1
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) October 10, 2025

Anderson has totaled 305 receiving yards on the season with 23 catches while leading the team in yards per receptions [13.3].

Heading into Week 7, he'll be a player to keep tabs on with his status in question going into Saturday night's clash.

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