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LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier (70) pushes back against Florida defensive lineman Cam Jackson (99) in the first half between the Tigers and the Gators, Saturday, November 16, 2024, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Coach Brian Kelly said Thursday on his weekly radio show that LSU is "pretty confident" right guard Miles Frazier will play on Saturday against Vanderbilt. On its latest availability report, LSU listed both Frazier and left guard Garrett Dellinger as questionable to play against the Commodores (6-4, 3-3).
Kelly said Thursday that the Tigers will likely give Dellinger (ankle) a game-time decision designation prior to kickoff. "We'll just have to see how (Dellinger) responds on Saturday," Kelly said. "He's made really good progress throughout the week in his practice.
We got to see if he can be powerful and functional at the level that we need him, or we'll turn to Paul (Mubenga)." According to Pro Football Focus, Mubenga, a redshirt freshman, allowed 14 pressures across the two starts he was given in place of Dellinger, who underwent tightrope surgery to address the high ankle sprain he suffered in LSU's Oct. 26 loss to Texas A&M.
The Tigers (6-4, 3-3) have allowed 11 sacks since Dellinger was injured. In the previous seven games, they allowed only two. Last week, Florida sacked quarterback Garrett Nussmeier seven times, one more than he had been sacked in LSU's nine previous games combined.
LSU also has receiver CJ Daniels and running back Caden Durham listed as probable to play vs. Vanderbilt. Kelly said that Durham has been playing through a pair of dislocated toes, injuries that have forced him to wear a steel plate in one of his cleats.
Daniels has spent the last few weeks battling what Kelly described as a "dislocated heel." Frazier, Kelly said, logged a full practice Thursday with LSU's first-team offense. LSU's home game against Vanderbilt will kick off at 6:45 p.
m. Saturday on the SEC Network. The Tigers are hoping to avoid their first four-game losing streak since 1999.
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