LSU received a boost on defense Saturday against Vanderbilt with the return of All-American cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. to the lineup.
“I think Derek Stingley's presence helped everybody, including me, to be honest with you,” Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron said. “It gave us a lot of confidence. He's one of the best players in America.“
LSU will get another boost this weekend on defense as defensive lineman Glen Logan is set to return to the lineup as well.
“He's good to go,” Oregon said. “He's been practicing. We're going to have him starting. He's been practicing every day, hasn't missed a practice. Doing second team reps, running individual, doing extra on his own. He's ready to go.”
Logan is one of the few returning starters from last seasons national championship team and will bolster a unit that has been one of LSU’s bests this season.
“I’ll tell you, it's going to get a little tight there,” Oregon said. “He's going to have competition because Joe Evans is playing well, Neil Farrell is playing well. Ika had a sack, and then Jaquelin Roy is coming along.
“Jaquelin is probably the most athletic with the biggest upside of any of them, and he's only a freshman. I'm excited to see Jaquelin Roy playing the way he's playing. I think he's going to be an excellent defensive tackle for us.”
Roy joined the defensive line rotation Saturday and was credited with two quarterback hurries. The LSU defense held Vanderbilt to under 150 yards passing and features some of this season’s break out stars.
“You got to look at a guy like Ali Gaye, who had a tremendous camp but hadn't made any plays for us,” Orgeron said. “You never can tell how they're going to play in the game, but he's played excellent the last two games. Now, he's got some things to work on, but he's a name that comes to mind right away.
“And Jabril Cox, it didn't surprise me, who's having an outstanding year. It was good to have Todd Harris back, good to see him get that interception. He looked healthy.”