LSU will play the first half Saturday without two players flagged for targeting in the second half last week at Mississippi State, and one of those players is senior middle linebacker Donnie Alexander.
LSU coach Ed Orgeron said Monday that one of two true freshmen -- either Tyler Taylor or Jacob Phillips -- will replace Alexander in the starting lineup against Syracuse.
As for which one, that will be determined later.
"We don't know yet," Orgeron said during his weekly press luncheon. "It's the beginning of the week. Obviously we're going to let Tyler Taylor and Jacob Phillips go after it, but we haven't practiced yet, so we'll see.