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LSU’S MATHIEU NAMED SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BATON ROUGE – LSU
cornerback Tyrann Mathieu has been named Southeastern Conference
Defensive Player of the Week following his performance in the Tigers’
40-27 win over third-ranked Oregon on Saturday in the Cowboys Classic,
the league office announced on Monday.
Mathieu, a
sophomore from New Orleans, had another outstanding all-around game for
the Tigers with team-high 10 tackles, one forced fumble, two pass
breakups and a tackle for a loss. It was just the second start of
Mathieu’s career.
Mathieu also scored LSU’s first
touchdown of the game when he both stripped Oregon’s punt returner
Kenyon Barner of the ball and then scooped up the fumble and raced
three-yards for the score.
Mathieu, who is listed at
5-feet-9, 180 pounds, was at times the smallest player on the field. He
played every defensive snap (82 plays) for the Tigers as LSU’s defense
limited Oregon to just 335 total yards, including only 95 on the
ground. LSU also held Oregon All-America running back LaMichael James
to only 54 yards on 18 carries.
In 14 career games with
the Tigers, Mathieu ranks second in school history with six forced
fumbles. He’s also forced at least one turnover in six of the 14 games
in his LSU career.
The defensive player of the week honor is the first of Mathieu’s career.
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