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Opinion: LSU should sit Clyde Edwards-Helaire in Peach Bowl to get healthy for title game

Lafayette Daily Advertiser

BATON ROUGE, La. — As talented as Clyde Edwards-Helaire is, the LSU running back should not play when the the No. 1 Tigers face No. 4 Oklahoma in their College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl.

Edwards-Helaire suffered a hamstring injury last Tuesday, putting his availability in doubt. LSU coach Ed Orgeron, speaking Monday in Atlanta, was non-committal about his running back's ability to play Saturday.

"Clyde is a little bit better and we talked," Orgeron said. "He’s off the crutches and the scooter and we’re going to see if he can do something tomorrow.