LSU linebacker Whit Weeks (40) pressures UCLA tight end Jack Pedersen (28) after Pedersen failed to catch a pass in the first half, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 in Tiger Stadium. STAFF PHOTO BY HILARY SCHEINUK LSU linebacker Whit Weeks (40) lines up against UCLA in the fourth quarter on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
STAFF PHOTO BY MICHAEL JOHNSON Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LSU beat UCLA last weekend, but star linebacker Harold Perkins suffered a season-ending knee injury in the fourth quarter. What will the defense look like moving forward? That's what a lot of fans wanted to know before the Tigers play South Alabama on Saturday, plus what would improve the pass defense and how LSU will finish this season. Questions for this weekly Q&A were pulled from social media and an online submission form found here .
They have been edited for length and clarity. Is it more likely LSU goes back to the 4-2-5 or keeps the same system with West Weeks? Also, is depth an issue at all? — @Europe_111 LSU returned to the 4-2-5 after Perkins went down, so that may become the base defense again. But with West Weeks out against UCLA, defensive coordinator Blake Baker had to decide whether to use something familiar or play a freshman linebacker for the first time.
He will have more options when Weeks returns this week. Baker may just use both schemes throughout the course of a game, depending on down, distance and the of.