BATON ROUGE – Due to their stellar performances in Saturday’s 51-10 victory over Clemson, a trio of LSU stars earned weekly honors from the Southeastern Conference on Monday. Tigers quarterback Sam Leavitt, offensive tackle Jordan Seaton and defensive end Jordan Ross were all recognized for their play in their Tiger debuts.
Leavitt was selected as SEC Offensive Player of the Week, Seaton was named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, and Ross was chosen as the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week.
Leavitt accounted for three TDs (2 rushing, 1 passing) in leading the Tigers to the dominant victory in head coach Lane Kiffin’s debut. Leavitt rushed for a career-best 113 yards, scoring touchdowns of eight and 13 yards. He also connected on 16-of-28 passes for 230 yards as the Tigers racked up a school-record 38 first downs and tallied 644 total yards (309 rushing, 335 passing).
Seaton meanwhile anchored an offensive line that helped the Tigers score on seven of its 10 possessions. LSU punted only twice in the contest as the Tigers ran 94 offensive plays. LSU averaged 5.3 yards on 58 rushing attempts with both Leavitt (113 yards) and Dilin Jones (113 yards) eclipsing the 100-yard mark.
Ross returned a first-quarter interception 30 yards for a touchdown, stretching the lead to 17-3. He also had a tackle for a four-yard loss, a sack for an 11-yard loss, and finished the game with four tackles and a quarterback hurry. As a unit, LSU’s defense limited Clemson to only 145 total yards and eight first downs.
LSU returns to action this Saturday when they host Louisiana Tech. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m., and all the action can be heard on ESPN 103.7 Lafayette and 104.1 Lake Charles.