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LSU’s MATHIEU PICKS UP NATIONAL AWARD
BATON ROUGE – LSU
defensive back Tyrann Mathieu added to his list of awards on Wednesday
as the sophomore was named the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week
for his performance in the Tigers’ 40-27 win over third-ranked Oregon.
Earlier
this week, Mathieu picked up defensive player of the week honors from
both the Southeastern Conference and the Louisiana Sports Writer’s
Association.
Mathieu, a New Orleans native, 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.
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