BATON ROUGE, La. -- A couple weeks ago, a Southern Miss defensive back who will remain unnamed ran his mouth when the underdog Golden Eagles were hanging tough against LSU.
That should come as no surprise. Trash talking is as common in football as Leonard Fournette runs up the gut under Les Miles. But this nameless USM player also knew he was taking a risk by engaging Tigers players, and he soon paid the price.
"He told me and D.J. [Chark] that the receivers weren't good," LSU receiver Travin Dural said. "On the next drive, we got a long touchdown to D.