Ed Orgeron Gives Final Updates Ahead of Tigers Matchup with Bulldogs
Ed Orgeron met with the media Thursday night to provide final updates on the team including the health status of Terrace Marshall and how the team prepared for the upcoming noise level.
Dare Rosenthal gets the nod at left tackle
Orgeron announced that 6-foot-7 freshman Dare Rosenthal would start Saturday afternoon against the Bulldogs. Rosenthal has been in and out of the lineup for junior Saahdiq Charles, who has missed three games due to coaches decisions. Orgeron did say Charles would be available on an if-needed basis.
Rosenthal made the switch from defensive tackle to offensive tackle last season and Orgeron thinks it's done wonders not only for the football team but Rosenthal himself.
"John Robinson who oversees everything came to me yesterday and told me he feels Dare has the chance to be a really good football player," Orgeron said. "He was in the office today making some adjustments on his pass set, he's always willing to work."
Orgeron said even all the way back to recruiting the team felt like he'd be a "tremendous" left tackle and the freshman is showing why this season.
"He's very athletic, tough and he's smart," Orgeron said. "We lost some guys last year and we were very thin at tackle. I approached him and he said coach I'll do whatever it takes to help the team win."
Terrace Marshall practiced all week, won't play Saturday
As if the injury news couldn't get any better for the Tigers, Orgeron revealed that sophomore receiver Terrace Marshall was a full participant in practice on Thursday but that he wouldn't play on Saturday.
"I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do next week," Orgeron said. "I love the job that Jack Marucci and our doctors have done. They're ahead of the game, very aggressive but they treat our players right. Terrace is a fast healer and we're happy that he's up."
Marshall was injured in the 66-38 win over Vanderbilt in late September, an injury that required surgery and has left him out of the last three games.
What the Tigers practiced to combat the crowd noise, cowbells
LSU's practices were lively in the music department this week as the Tiger's listened to tunes like "Who Let the Dogs Out" and songs from the band Journey to help combat the crowd noise level the team expects on Saturday.
"It's got a nice little beat to it," Orgeron said. "We were inside Wednesday and it's a lot louder in here so I think we simulated it as best as we could."
The Bulldogs are infamous for their cowbells the crowd uses to try and throw off an opponent. When LSU played in Starkville two years ago, Orgeron admitted the team wasn't prepared for the noise level the team was walking into. Orgeron said the Tigers played the cowbells all week this go around, in preparation for the game.
"We played them inside and it was pretty loud," Orgeron said. "Hopefully we make a lot of plays and the cowbells won't sing too much. "
