Scouting the Tigers

Offense
LSU has used two quarterbacks this season, Matt Flynn and Ryan Perrilloux. Flynn has had the most minutes, but he missed Middle Tennessee and the SEC Championship game against Tennessee due to a sprained ankle and a shoulder injury. Flynn has been listed as the starting quarterback for the National Championship game. So far this season Flynn has completed 55% for 2233 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. Perrilloux is 68% for 694 yards, 8 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Leading in receiving is Brandon LaFell with 641 yards and three touchdowns. Two other receivers are Demetrius Byrd with 593 yards and 7 touchdowns, and Early Doucet has 474 yards and four touchdowns. Running the ball is Jacob Hester with 1017 yards and 11 touchdowns and 458 yards and 6 touchdowns. Both QBs Flynn and Perrilloux will run the ball and have 207 yards/4 TDS and 203 yards/2 TDS respectively.

Defense
LB Lineman Glenn Dorsey leads this unit. He went to many of the same award ceremonies as OSULaurinaitis, among the awards he won were the Lombardi, Outland, Lott and the Nagurski. He won those awards despite missing playing time with a knee injury. All reports indicate he will be healthy enough for this game. Some other important players on defense are defensive lineman Tyson Jackson, corner Chevis Jackson, and safety Craig Steltz.

Special Teams
At kicker Colt David is 25 of 32 with a long of 49, but he is only 12/15 for 30-39 yards, 6/9 for 40-49 yards, and 0/1 for 50+ yards. He is 58/58 for PATs. Punting the ball is Pat Fisher with a long of 61 yards. The leading punt returner is Chad Jones with 6.5 yards/punt. Leading in kickoff returns is Trindon Holliday with 26 yards/kickoff, with a 98 yard return for a touchdown.

This Season
LSU enters the BCS National Championship game as the first two loss team in BCS history. The team started out winning the first six games against Mississippi State, Virginia Tech, Middle Tennessee, South Carolina, Tulane, and Florida then while ranked #1 they lost at Kentucky in triple overtime. After that the team dropped to #4 and won the next four games to Auburn, Alabama, Louisiana Tech, and Mississippi. LSU climbed the rankings again to #1, but lost to Arkansas in triple overtime. LSU won the SEC West and earned a trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship, where they beat Tennessee to win the SEC.