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LSU head coach Ed Orgeron takes blame for loss to UCLA

LSU sure didn’t start the season the way they wanted after falling 38-27 in the opener.

When speaking with the media following the game, Orgeron was quick to point all the blame to himself. After all, he is the head coach, and it is his job to put his players in a position to be successful. That was much of the reason he made the changes at both coordinator positions in the offseason.

We didn’t perform like we’re supposed to at LSU,” said Orgeron following the loss. “It’s my responsibility and I told that to the team. Obviously, we’re going to look at it schematically, where we got to get better, there was a lot of areas.”

He mentioned the lack of physicality at the point of attack as one area they need to address. The Tigers couldn’t run the ball or stop the run. Orgeron said they needed to eliminate the explosive plays.

The defense gave up 475 yards to the Bruins offense — five plays produced 234 yards. That is an average of 46.8 yards per touch. As Oregon stated, “those are things we have to address and get better real quick.”

LSU has McNeese State and Central Michigan next on the schedule. Both will come in Death Valley. The Cowboys lost their opener on Saturday, 42-36, to West Florida. Central Michigan lost to Missouri, 34-24, in its opener. It will face Robert Morris before a night game in Tigers Stadium on Sept. 18.

“One game does not define a season, but we do understand that was a letdown for our fans. I take responsibility for it. Got to get better.”

Those two games should be used for the staff to figure it out. Following the two nonconference games, LSU has Mississippi State, Auburn, Kentucky and Florida over the next four weeks. That doesn’t even include a trip to Oxford, Mississippi, to battle the Rebels.

Things could get dicey on the Bayou.

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