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Gameday status: Will LSU have WR Nic Anderson vs. Clemson?

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Oklahoma WR Nic Anderson
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The status of wide receiver Nic Anderson remained in flux throughout the month of August, as the star transfer from Oklahoma was looking to breakthrough at LSU. After missing virtually the entire 2024 season for the Sooners due to a quadricep injury, Anderson was limited in the spring at LSU and then in the fall worked with the second team offense for most of the month.

On Saturday evening, before LSU’s game against Clemson, Anderson was suited up and going through warm-ups at full speed. It’s unclear how much he plays but he’s ready and available.

Anderson throughout the offseason is someone LSU is excited about, now we get to see how impactful he can be in the season opener. Here’s LSU offensive coordinator Joe Sloan’s quote on Anderson from the fall camp.

“You’ve seen him on the outside. I think he’s had a really good camp. Obviously, the first couple days, he was still going through some protocol and all that. I think he’s had an extremely good camp. I couldn’t be more excited about the way he’s prepared and the consistency at which he’s played every day,” Sloan said.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2023 at Oklahoma)
Had breakout season as a redshirt freshman with the Sooners in 2021, tying for team-high honors with 10 touchdown receptions … Caught 38 passes for 798 yards … Appeared in all 13 games with 6 starts … Started final 6 games of the season … The 10 TD receptions were the most by a freshman in Oklahoma history … Receiving yards (798) and receptions (31) rank No. 2 in program history for a freshman … Had 3 100-yard games with season-best of 120 and 3 TDs on 3 receptions in win over Tulsa … Scored on receptions of 28, 42 and 50 yards in the 66-17 win earning Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors for his performance … Became first freshman in Oklahoma history with 3 TD receptions in a game … Scored game-winning TD with a 3-yard reception with 15 seconds remaining in win over No. 5 Texas … Other 100-yard games came against Central Florida (105 yards, 2 TDs on 5 receptions) and West Virginia (119 yards on 4 receptions) … Caught at least 1 TD pass in 7 games … Had a streak of 5 straight games with a TD reception … The streak included a total of 8 TD receptions during that span … Caught at least 1 pass in all but 1 game (SMU in week 2) and had 11 multiple-catch games … Recorded at least 50 receiving yards in 7 games.

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