The LSU run game was a season-defining failure a year ago. It was not the over-discussed Nussmeier turnovers, it wasn’t even the lack of addition to the roster last offseason, it was none of that. Sure those things didn’t help much, and they were never gonna win a National Title, but LSU missed the new 12-team playoff mainly for 1 reason.
THEY COULD NOT RUN THE FOOTBALL.
In this game, nothing exists in a vacuum. To put it in simpler terms, your fastball could be really, really good, but it loses effectiveness if that’s your only good pitch.