As much credit as LSU is getting for its offensive firepower, and deservedly so, its defense has slowly gotten better with each passing week, especially in the last four games.
Since giving up 614 yards to Ole Miss on Nov. 16, including 402 yards on the ground, the Bayou Bengals have buttoned up things defensively. Defensive coordinator Dave Aranda went back to the drawing board. He switched from a 3-4 base defense in the first 10 games to a 4-3 scheme and the results have worked out well.
“They have limited a lot of big plays,” Clemson right tackle Tremayne Anchrum said.