Every Monday around here is 'Tell the Truth Monday.' Here's this week's version of The Truth, a weekly recap of Monday's storylines through the eyes of the LSU players and coaches.
Protecting Joe Burrow – from opposition D-linemen, slow-developing plays, and his own DNA – is the primary focus of LSU’s offense heading into Saturday’s top-15 showdown with Auburn.
- The Issue: Burrow has spent large chunks of LSU’s first two games on the run or under pressure from opposing defenses.
- On one five-play sequence spanning two second-quarter drives Saturday, Southeastern sacked Burrow twice and hurried him three times, stalling an offense that raced out of the gates.