Look at the LSU movie against Georgia Southern: The RPO, the game of return and was it a close end? | LSU

Welcome to Highlights, where we will break down important parts of the last LSU football game.

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LSU 55, Georgia Southern 3

How did it go?

Death by RPO: LSU's offense had tempo, diversity and touchdowns on Saturday night. In other words, the Tigers have kept their firm promises to commit a modern offense.

The new offense included the pass options that first-year coordinator Joe Brady had brought since he was a Penn State graduate assistant and offensive assistant to the New Orleans Saints.

The establishment of the race is at the base of the RPO, according to Joe Moorhead, Mississippi State coach, one of the innovators of the offense (and Brady's mentor). A good part is what allows the defenders to begin to honor the race, and the quarters can then play against a linebacker or a member of the security that was sent to stop the race. Although LSU quarterback Joe Burrow equaled the LSU record in one game with five touchdowns, the ground game was certainly part of the game and helped open the RPO.

• Nobody wore the ball during the LSU's second training, except for offensive midfielder Clyde Edwards-Helaire. In a touchdown that started at Georgia Southern 34, the Baton Rouge starting runner caught a 15-yard pass and five 19-yard scopes, including a 1-yard touchdown to advance to 14-0. . This precipitating attack opened the pass when LSU returned to the red zone on his next drive.

• At the first goal of the Georgia Southern 9 (pictured right), the Eagles present a four-man defense front. However, this is not really the main object. Burrow's eyes are on Georgia Southern's strong safety, Darrell Baker (indicated by an arrow). Baker advances to the line of scrimmage at the moment of reading, reading the race. Burrow pulls Tyrion-Davis Price's zone transfer and completes Justin Jefferson's 9-yard fade for a touchdown.
• How can we know it's a RPO? Well, without being wired into the coaches' helmets, there is a major key: the offensive line is sticking to its zone blocking system. Center Lloyd Cushenberry scrapes a defensive tackle and hires a linebacker downhill. Ineligible receivers are allowed to advance three meters before the ball is thrown. That's why ESPN analyst David Pollack once called RPOs "cheats" because they are the big players who move down. This is what has been announced since the beginning of the game.

Was it … a close end ?: Three tight ends of LSU have caught at least one pass against Georgia Southern. This is a dramatic difference from last season, when the injuries of Thaddeus Moss (foot) and Jamal Pettigrew (ACL), who have had a long season, have limited the position. But it was deeper than just targeting the passes. LSU blocked with a personal "11" (3 WR, 1 TE, 1 RB) while Burrow was in the game, and the depth at the tight end allowed the Tigers to produce a regular rotation between Moss, Pettigrew Stephen Sullivan and Tory Carter give different looks and remain multiple throughout the match.

• Throughout the game, Sullivan has sometimes been used as an indoor receiver in travel formations. The top 15 and 15 at Georgia Southern 26 (pictured right), Sullivan was split at the back. In the next play, LSU produced the same look with Sullivan on the other side of the field. The 6-foot-5, 242-pound former wide receiver forced the Eagles sideback to pay tribute to him, and receiver-in-waiting Terrace Marshall captured an 11-yard touchdown to carry the Tigers to a 42-yard record. -3.
• And on the same disc, Moss sits as a slot receiver in a set of four-wide receivers, then catches a 44-yard deep pass to establish LSU at Georgia Southern 21. "Why not that, huh? " Said Orgeron. "Thaddeus Moss did a great job … The more we use the tight ends, the better we will be."

"A little dazzling": When a reporter asked Burrow if LSU had shown everything that was offensive, the quarterback joked, "We showed everything we have, I want you to write that." OK, LSU has not shown everything. But it's hard to understand why coaches decided to take a look at Wildcat during the game's second training, or what the game means exactly for the future.

• In second and fifth places at Georgia Southern 29, Edwards-Helaire sits in front of Burrow just before the slam. Then both players shifted a few steps to the left. Edwards-Helaire kept a Burrow area-scoring pass and left the left-hand edge to break a tackle and be tripped by another for a two-yard gain.

• "It's a bit incredible that Ensminger has created," explained Orgeron afterwards. "Go out and take a chance." The interesting part is that Burrow was essentially the U-turn in this package. The quarterback rushed for 399 yards and seven touchdowns in 2018, and Orgeron said he wanted to run more with Burrow this season. The way Burrow stopped in the middle of the game looked like a withdrawal for a pass. Could there be such a third option in the future? Could Burrow potentially be the Taysom Hill of the Saints in another package where Myles Brennan is the Drew Brees? Maybe all he does is that Texas No 10 is overhauled for next Saturday's game.

The return of the return game: The LSU return leg was the only special teams phase in which the Tigers really struggled. Last season. The Tigers, from former wide receiver Jonathan Giles, have gone from Jontre Kirklin to Justin Jefferson. Between the sleeves and the quick returns, LSU needed a big shake.

• Real rookie cornerback Derek Stingley gave a boost to the Saturday night phase. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Dunham School graduate returned the first kickoff of his 32-yard career to Georgia Southern 34.

• In his second game, Stingley returned the 20-yard punt to the LSU 48. Both returns put in touchdown discs. The four punt returns from Stingley totaled 52 yards, more than the LSU total in his first five games of the 2018 season. It's also more than half of the total Tigers in yards. back from punt last year (99).
• "We had Reggie Bush at USC, and he made a difference for us," Orgeron said of Stingley. "I'm not saying that it's Reggie Bush, but once this guy understands it, I think it can be very dangerous."