How Lane Kiffin shut down potential Kamario Taylor narrative after LSU’s 31-0 victory
· Yahoo Sports
LSU got a statement victory against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday, and Lane Kiffin doesn’t want to hear anything about their injuries.
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The LSU Tigers shut out the Mississippi State Bulldogs in an utterly dominant 31-0 victory on Saturday. They scored all their points in three quarters while not allowing even a field goal to their opponents, giving head coach Lane Kiffin a much-needed win.
The victory did come amid some serious problems for Mississippi State. The team was missing star quarterback Kamario Taylor after his toe injury kept him out of the game. Running back Fluff Bothwell almost missed the game, but Kiffin doesn’t want to hear about any of this.
Lane Kiffin points to LSU’s injury problems after being asked about Kamario Taylor’s absence
Taylor has been the driving force behind the Bulldogs’ resurgence, and his absence was sorely felt for the team. However, the Tigers have had to deal with their own issues on that front this season, too.
Safety Dashawn Spears is out for the year, while linebacker Whit Weeks and tight end Trey’Dez Green are also missing significant chunks of the year. With LSU being forced to work around these problems, it is not surprising that Kiffin didn’t have much sympathy for their rivals this weekend.
“I know you’re going to talk about injuries, and that’ll be a storyline,” Kiffin said after the game. “But hey, there ain’t any team in America that has more significant players standing on the sideline than us. So not a lot of pity there.
“I don’t have a lot of empathy for injuries and breaks. I mean, this team, from Day 1, has gotten more bad breaks this season. You can go to f****** injunctions not being followed, and list the bad breaks throughout this year.”
The head coach’s frustration here is clear, although it is hard to imagine that they would have shut out Mississippi State if Taylor and Bothwell were available. That is football at the end of the day, though. Kiffin and his team deserve to enjoy their victory.
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