Updates on four key LSU injuries ahead of Ole Miss showdown

A pair of LSU starters left the game injured against Southeastern on Saturday night and two more sat out of the game entirely with lingering injuries. Here’s the latest information to know as Brian Kelly gave his updates on running back Caden Durham, defensive end Gabriel Reliford, tight end Trey’Dez Green, and linebacker West Weeks. Here is everything to know.

RB Caden Durham

The Tigers’ starting running back avoided a high ankle sprain per an MRI according to Pete Thamel on Sunday.

“Day to day situation. He was better than we first thought. Doesn’t show any signs of a high ankle sprain, so he’s anxious to give it a shot and play and we’ll monitor him throughout the week.”

Durham is the leading back for LSU this year with 45 carries for 196 yards and two touchdowns through four games and a sophomore that is continuing to find his footing this season.

DL Gabriel Reliford

Reliford left the game in the first quarter, holding his arm and was quickly escorted to the injury tent. He eventually left the tent and was ruled out of the remainder of the game with his arm in a sling.

On Monday, Kelly talked about the potential for Reliford playing in this key game against Ole Miss.

“Reliford has a subluxation of his shoulder so he is out this week then we will determine if a surgery is necessary or if he can play with it. We certainly want to respect the fact that in this situation, you want to make sure he’s capable in pass rush and if he can’t compete at the level he needs to then we’ll look at the options in front of us and surgery may be an option.”

Reliford is a starting defensive end for LSU and totaled five tackles in the first three games of the season, while providing pressure on opposing quarterbacks off the edge. A true sophomore, Reliford is from Shreveport, Louisiana and was a highly touted four star prospect in the 2024 class.

Two more LSU starters

TE Trey’Dez Green

Green will play in this game and was “pretty good pregame” on Saturday. He even got suited up before going back to the locker room and putting on sweats and a shirt. He had a knee brace on, but was running and jumping.

LB West Weeks

Brian Kelly said that West Weeks is probable after missing the Southeastern game with a calf strain he suffered against Florida. He is “90 percent” and is expected to return to the field.

The Tigers head to Oxford, Mississippi next week to take on Ole Miss in a pivotal SEC match up between two top 15 teams. LSU is now 4-0 and looks to be one of the top teams in the country entering the heart of SEC competition with a slate of SEC games on deck.

“I think we start with, we have a standard for the way we want to play, and I thought we upheld that standard,” Kelly said. “There’s no perfection out there, but there was definitely progress. We made the progress that we were looking for. Now, we’ve got to build on that going into Ole Miss on the road against a very good football team.”

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