The Daily Reveille - October 18, 2013

OPINION: Columnist writes open letter to GOP, p. 9

FOOTBALL: Tiger fans should behave themselves in Oxford, p. 5

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Friday, October 18, 2013 • Volume 118, Issue 39

PIECE IT TOGETHER STORY SPENCER HUTCHINSON Deputy Sports Editor

PHOTOS RICHARD REDMANN, ANGELA MAJOR Photographers

Tigers aim to connect rushing, passing and defense

The Tigers attempt to produce a balanced gameplan incorporating rushing, passing and defense. Junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry (left), senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger (middle) and senior linebacker Lamin Barrow (bottom) lead their squads in hoping to achieve this goal.

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SU coach Les Miles swore it was the same team, but when LSU’s’ defense awoke from a six-week slumber to outshine the Tigers’ new prolific offense against Florida, they sure didn’t look the same.

Following the first solid performance from the Tigers’ defense, No. 6 LSU (6-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) has its first opportunity to put the defensive and offensive puzzle pieces together Saturday against Ole Miss (3-3, 1-3 SEC).

LSU senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger said all aspects of the Tigers’ game looked near perfect at some point in the season, but never at the same time.

Mettenberger and the passing game carried wins to start the season, sophomore running back Jeremy Hill broke out against Auburn and the defense came to save the day last Saturday.

Who shows up against Ole Miss is anyone’s guess, but if and when the pieces come together, it will be an unfortunate day for the Tigers’ opponent,

FIRE

Huey P. Long Field House roof ignites Construction on skylight to blame Gordon Brillon and Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writers

Hotter than ever, the Huey P. Long Field House caught fire Thursday afternoon.

Construction on the roof of the Field House caused a small fire around 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, according to Robert Combs, Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesman.

LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said the fire originated on the roof of the wing of the Field House closest to the Cox Center for Student Athletes.

Combs said the fire started when construction workers used blowtorches to close the skylights on the first floor and wood from the construction caught fire.

PIECES, see page 11

FIRE, see page 4

STUDENT LIFE

Farmers market debuted Thurs.

Market shows food used at dining halls Desiree Robertson Contributing Writer

Students no longer have to look farther than campus for farmfresh, seasonal produce.

University Dining debuted the new farmers market, located at The Plaza in the University’s Union Square near the LSU Bookstore, which showcases the same fruits and vegetables used to prepare meals at The 5 and The 459 dining halls.

The market will be held every Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 1

p.m., until Nov. 21, when University Dining will pick up shop for the semester. The farmers’ market will return for the spring semester, when new crops are available.

Because University Dining established the farmers’ market as a service to the community – not to make a profit – University Dining Marketing Director Dean Samuels said all the produce sold is reasonably priced and easily within students’ budgets.

This week’s produce selection includes squash, green beans and pepper. Like all of the market’s produce, these items were grown in farms within a 100-mile radius of the University, said Auxiliary Services Executive Director Margot Carroll.

Capitol City Produce helps the University find the closest farmers so the market can provide the freshest produce with the best taste, Samuels said.

Because there isn’t another farmers’ market near campus, it’s especially convenient for students and faculty, Carroll said.

After Carroll brought the idea to campus from the University of Delaware, where she was previously employed, LSU adopted it as part of its goal to explore new ways to engage the community.

During the farmers market, Chef Jon Jackson from University dining prepares samples using the produce at the market for FARMERS MARKET, see page 11

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Pumpkins are displayed on a shelf Thursday at LSU Dining’s “Eat Local” Farmers Market next to the LSU Union Square. The market will be held every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Nov. 21.

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INTERNATIONAL DNA links Yeti to ancient polar bear found in the Norwegian Arctic LONDON (AP) — A British scientist says he may have solved the mystery of the Abominable Snowman — the elusive ape-like creature of the Himalayas. He thinks it’s a bear.

DNA analysis conducted by Oxford University genetics professor Bryan Sykes suggests the creature, also known as the Yeti, is the descendant of an ancient polar bear.

Sykes compared DNA from hair samples taken from two Himalayan animals to a database of animal genomes. He found they shared a genetic fingerprint with a polar bear jawbone.

Amnesty International urges Egypt to stop detaining Syrians CAIRO (AP) — An international human rights group urged Egypt on Thursday to end its policy of unlawfully detaining Syrian refugees, including children, and forcibly returning them to their homeland where civil war is raging.

Amnesty International said that hundreds who have fled the bloodshed in Syria for sanctuary in Egypt — including many children without their parents — face prolonged detention in poor conditions or deportation, which has separated family members in some cases.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

S&P 500 reaches all-time high Thurs. after U.S. debt was settled Wed.

Firefighter takes heat, loses job after filming racy movie in a firehouse

Researchers prepare reagents for the DNA sequencing of patient samples June 14.

Scientists say they were able to crack a quarter of mystery diseases that had stumped doctors for years.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Standard & Poor’s 500 index reached an all-time high Thursday, a day after Washington reached a deal to avoid a U.S. default.

The S&P 500 rose 11 points, or 0.6 percent, at 1,732 with 10 minutes of trading left. It’s on course to beat its previous closing high of 1,725 reached Sept. 18.

The market was up as investors got back to focusing on corporate earnings and economic data. American Express and Verizon rose the most in the Dow Jones industrials.

Trader Gordon Charlop works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday.

An agreement that averted a U.S. debt default boosts Asian stock markets Thursday.

Spanish police arrest 17 people for jewelry heist valued at $31 million

2 convicted killers released from prison in Florida by mistake

Good night’s sleep cleans out gunk in brain, may treat Alzheimer’s

MADRID (AP) — Spanish police have arrested 17 people for their role in stealing watches worth 23 million euros ($31 million), resolving one of the country’s biggest jewelry heists.

A police statement Thursday said the thieves used sophisticated laser equipment to break into a Madrid watch store and steal the 1,710 watches without setting off alarms in broad daylight in December 2012.

The gang then made contact with other criminal groups to offload the watches on black markets in China.

ORLANDO (AP) — Two convicted killers serving life in a Florida prison were mistakenly freed in the last three weeks after forged court documents reduced their sentences, authorities said. Relatives picked up one inmate while the other was given a bus ticket and dropped off at a bus station.

Now a manhunt is on for Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker, both 34, who were released separately from the Carrabelle prison in the Panhandle. Jenkins was let out Sept. 27; Walker was freed Oct. 8.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When we sleep, our brains get rid of gunk that builds up while we’re awake, suggests a study that may provide new clues to treat Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders.

If so, the finding may mean that for people with dementia and other mind disorders, “sleep would perhaps be even more important in slowing the progression of further damage,” said Dr. Clete Kushida, medical director of the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center in an email.

(AP) — A firefighter accused of using a Baton Rouge firehouse to produce part of a raunchy film is trying to extinguish a controversy that has torched his 10-year career.

The Advocate reports Dewey Allen was fired this summer after officials found he violated department policy by shooting a scene of “Mississippi Shakedown” inside a fire station.

The 40-year-old Allen is fighting back, claiming his termination amounted to a violation of his First Amendment rights.

He has appealed to the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board, a five-member panel that could vote to reinstate him after a hearing next month.

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Jindal sets up nonprofit organization for Republican policy ideas (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal is creating a new nonprofit called America Next that will push conservative policy ideas, saying Republicans need to be more than a party that “says no to everything.”

Jindal said Thursday that conservatives have done a good job of talking about what they don’t like, but haven’t done enough to offer solutions on issues like health care, energy and education.

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STUDENT LIFE

IMSD now available to graduate students Program offers research experience Jonathan Olivier Contributing Writer

Minority and underrepresented graduate students at the University now have the chance to participate in the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development program, previously only available to undergraduates.

Students enrolled in the program get practical experience that prepares them for graduate and Ph.D. research programs by working closely with mentors in biomedical and behavioral labs, attending regional or national conferences, workshops and receiving counseling from IMSD staff members.

The program spans across disciplines at the University ranging from the College of Science to the College of Agriculture.

IMSD received a grant worth more than $2 million in September from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health, which has funded the program since its inception in 2004, and will fund activities in Phase III of the program until August 2018, according to Graca Vicente, IMSD program director.

IMSD staff has to reapply for funds granted by the NIH every 4-5 years, and the past accomplishments the program has had with students pursuing post-undergraduate degrees prompted additional funding for graduate students starting this semester, Vicente said.

Over the past ten years, the University Department of Chemistry emerged as the leading producer of African American Ph.D. students in the U.S., according to IMSD Program Manager and Counselor Gretchen Schneider. In the past five years, 28 African Americans were awarded a Ph.D. from the department of chemistry, she said, and IMSD students have gone on to pursue a Ph.D. at institutions such as Yale, USC, Penn State and Vanderbilt and two have received a Ph.D. from Wake Forest and UNO. “The success rate we had influenced [NIH] and persuaded them to give us money for graduate students,” Schneider said.

There are currently 17 undergraduates enrolled in IMSD and one graduate student. There is room for additional students to enroll and applications are still being accepted, which are available online, Schneider said.

Biochemistry senior and IMSD scholar Caleb Darensbourg said in an email he is gaining valuable experience from the program.

“The program is amazing because it gives us a look inside of the lives of graduate students and professors,”

he said. “We get hands-on work in biomedical research and get to learn the nuances of what it truly means to pursue a career in research.”

When not working in the lab, Darensbourg said the opportunity to interact with diverse people from around the country at research conferences and seminars on campus gives an appreciation of the wealth of resources made available through the program.

“This is great for networking and getting exposure,” he said. “Guest speakers from

many different fields of study come to speak to us and give us advice on how to succeed in the world of research.”

Chemistry senior and IMSD scholar Leo Fontenot said in an email he is grateful to be enrolled in IMSD, where he helps with cancer research. The experience so far has been one of the greatest opportunities of his undergraduate career and will help his future in research, he said.

“I’m very grateful for IMSD exposing me to biomedical research because you get the reality of science in medicine

EVENTS Carver Library Branch Fit Club

instead of the usual encounter with medicine you get, such as the experience with a medical doctor,” he said. “There’s a great chance that I’ll become a biomedical scientist in the future; the more time I spend with my research group, the more I’m pulled towards a career in research

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EVENT CALENDAR 3:00 PM

LSU vs. University Of Georgia Swimming - LSU Natatorium

4:00 PM

Oktoberfest - Rivertown New Orleans Bart Ramsey - The Spotted Cat Music Club Oktoberfest - The 459 Commons and The 5

5:00 PM

Live After Five - North Boulevard Town Square Southern vs. Jackson State Soccer - A.W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge/Pine Grove Corn Maze - Courville Cornfield Rick Trolsen - Old Point Bar

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Kermit Ruffins - Blue Nile Washboard Chaz Blues Trio - The Spotted Cat Music Club Hot Club of New Orleans - D.B.A. New Orleans Women in Music - Cafe Istanbul Aurora Nealand's Royal Roses - The Three Muses

7:00 PM

Third Day - Greenwell Springs Baptist Church The Mortuary Haunted House - The Mortuary LSU vs. Ole Miss Soccer - LSU Soccer Facilities RISE Haunted House - RISE Haunted House

7:30 PM

Five Flights - Claude L. Shaver Theatre Matt Stillwell - Texas Club The Christ-Haunted South - HopKins Black Box Theatre

8:00 PM

ComedySportz - La Nuit Comedy Theater Chris Tucker - Baton Rouge River Center Arena Evil Dead The Musical - Shadow Box Theatre A Night with Cameryn Moore - Shadow Box Theatre Marc Broussard - Harrah's Casino - New Orleans The House of Shock - House of Shock Aimee Mann - Tipitina's - New Orleans Chris LeBlanc Band - Belle of Baton Rouge The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters - Preservation Hall

9:00 PM

Brass-a-Holics - Mud and Water Glen David Andrews - The Three Muses Big Freedia - The Varsity Theatre Johnny Chauvin & The Mojo Band - Paragon Casino Resort The Mumbles - Blue Nile Vox and The Hound - One Eyed Jacks Kevin Clark and Barry Foulon - Fritzels Jazz Club Steve Hirst - The Funny Bone Comedy Club

9:30 PM

Hug Life - Adult Improv Show - La Nuit Comedy Theater 90 Degrees West - Rock 'N' Bowl Dave Ferrato, John Autin, & Mike Sipos Trio - Old Point Bar

Call (225) 389-7450 for more.

Take advantage of $10 races on the outdoor track all night!

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Afternoon Knights: Chess @ Carver Branch Library Players on all skill levels are invited on Saturdays, October 5 and 19, at 3:00 p.m. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a pawn or a king!

For more information, call (225) 389-7450.

Behind Closed Eyes with Micaela Moné at the Carver Branch Library Come Sunday, Oct. 20 at 3pm for a reading and signing by Author Micaela Moné. After the presentation, copies of “Behind Closed Eyes” will be available for purchase.

Refreshments will be served.

For more information, call (225) 389-7450.

Canoeing Black Creek Wilderness – Oct 19

10:00 PM

Cottonmouth Kings - The Spotted Cat Music Club In the Den: Homecoming Dance - Howlin' Wolf Kyle Hollingsworth Band - Howlin' Wolf Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole - D.B.A. Stooges Brass Band - Blue Nile Ishtar Vintage Bellydance Band - Cafe Istanbul

10:30 PM

Stand Up Showcase - La Nuit Comedy Theater Mississippi Rail Co. - Chelsea's Cafe

Enjoy the weekend and recover from midterms by canoeing through the natural scenic Black Creek Wilderness Area. We will travel between 15-20 miles and camp overnight on the shores and sandbars. Deadline to sign up is Oct. 14th.

Oktoberfest @ Both Dining Halls Come celebrate our seasonal menu built off of traditional German food with a few items containing beer! Entry: Meal Plan Swipe or $11.75 Door Rate

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each session and then cool down!

$10 Race Night

Contact Jonathan Olivier at jolivier@lsureveille.com

OCTOBER

Adults and young adults are invited to the library to get fit! Come to observe and/or participate in monthly exercise

juxtaposed to a professional career such as a pharmacist or medical doctor.”

For more information on LSU events or to place your own event you can visit www.lsureveille.com/calendar

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Friday, October 18, 2013

ACADEMICS

HOMECOMING

University offers new graduate certificate Greeks Program sets graduates apart Olivia McClure Contributing Writer

A new materials science and engineering graduate certificate program at the University is designed to give students an interdisciplinary edge in academics and careers.

To obtain a certificate, the student must be admitted to graduate school, but instead of earning a master’s degree, he or she receives a certificate usually in at least half the time of a master’s degree.

John Flake, chemical engineering professor and committee chair for materials science and engineering, said the certificate program was inspired partially by scientific consulting groups that encouraged the University to establish a program to educate people in materials science because of Louisiana’s abundant resources and related industries.

Flake said materials science deals with “everything that’s solid,” from catalysts to polymers to semiconductors. Materials scientists are in great demand in Louisiana, which is known for producing commodities, he said, but not in finished products such as chemicals and plastics.

Having more trained materials scientists in Louisiana would mean companies could use local resources to make high-value products of a greater quality.

The certificate program is part of the University’s forthcoming Institute for Advanced Materials, an interdepartmental collaboration covering materials science and engineering education, research and equipment found in departments across campus. There are about 100 University faculty members in 12 departments that specialize in some form of materials science, Flake said.

The materials science certificate could foreshadow a doctoral program in materials science. Flake said having a certificate program at the University will signal strong organization to the federal government, which awards numerous grants for materials science.

The Louisiana Board of Regents has already approved the program, which is open to anyone admitted to the Graduate School.

There is no additional cost to enroll in the program, and graduate students can earn the certificate while working on a doctorate.

“It gives a path for students to show that you know something different,” Flake said.

The 15-hour curriculum consists primarily of existing courses in

physics and chemistry, and electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering. Students must take one common materials science class and one class from each of four core area groups — thermodynamics, synthesis, analysis and modeling — that they pick based on their interests and needs.

Only one certificate program, the certificate of education specialist, is currently up and running at the University. Major flagship state institutions such as Florida State and Texas A&M, however, have more than 100 and 15 such programs, respectively, according to University Graduate School Dean Gary Byerly.

Several certificates are developing or pending approval by the Board of Regents, including programs in strategic communication, fisheries management and music composing and conducting, Byerly said.

Graduate certificate programs are different from those offered by Continuing Education, which can be valuable but are not recognized by the Board of Regents. Graduate certificates are more substantial, Byerly said, and are an actual degree in a field of study.

Byerly said graduate certificates are a relatively new idea brought on by a feeling reflected in literature that too many people

with doctorates are trained for academic jobs they end up being unable to get. Those people need professional development to succeed in industries, he said, and learning on the job is not always effective.

“There’s a whole host of reports that have been written in the last couple of years that feel that graduate education hasn’t really progressed a lot in the last 10 or 20 years, that we still train our Ph.D. chemists to be great chemists,” Byerly said. “We just don’t prepare them for the multitude of careers that some of them are going to be going into.”

Because certificate programs provide specialized professional training, they also appeal to people who need to boost their résumé but do not want to spend two years working on a master’s degree.

Byerly said certificates may prove beneficial for people who have held a job for a long time and either are unhappy with their careers or need to refresh their knowledge to remain competitive.

Contact Olivia McClure at omcclure@lsureveille.com [Left] Firefighters try to remove the side of the roof of the Huey P. Long Field House on Thursday.

[Right] Firefighters stand outside the Huey P. Long Field House on Thursday.

FIRE, from page 1

Combs said some students and faculty were examined by EMTs on site for smoke inhalation, but no one was transfered to the hospital for further treatment.

At 3:15 p.m., Combs said the fire was under control.

Melinda Solmon, director of the School of Kinesiology, said classes will resume today.

Dawn Capizzo, social work graduate student, was in class in the Field House listening to a presentation when she began to smell smoke.

“It’s not normal for a classroom to smell like a campfire,” Capizzo said.

After smelling the smoke, she said the class began to see the fumes and then the fire alarm was heard.

Falynn Baheth, social work graduate student, said the students in her class were all calm and moving slowly.

“No one was panicking,” Baheth said.

Classrooms in the Field House were not damaged, Solmon said.

[left] ANGELA MAJOR, [right] GRACE STEINHAUSER /

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flash back for HC week Deanna Narveson Contributing Writer

The Greek Board of Directors will host a basketball tournament and lawn decorating competition next week as part of this year’s Homecoming theme “Geauxing Back in Time.”

“We are doing basketball this year instead of the usual flag football tournament because of the renovations at the UREC,” said Homecoming director Alex Cochran. “It will be fun because it is something different.”

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, students can drop off canned goods for the campus-wide CANapalooza at the parking lot behind the Kappa Kappa Gamma house, Cochran said.

For the lawn competition, sorority and fraternity chapters submitted sketches of designs to the GBD in September. To be approved, the designs for the competition could not have the same theme or decorative structures as another University chapter.

Judging for the competition begins at 7:30 a.m. next Saturday.

Every year the LSU homecoming committee meets with different student organizations to brainstorm and come up with a theme for the year, which is also used for the lawn decorating competition, Cochran said.

“We wanted to give Homecoming a vintage feel, like a throwback.”

Cochran said.

After the competition, there will be the annual Homecoming parade starting at 11 a.m.

Contact Deanna Narveson at dnarveson@lsureveille.com

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Sports

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Getting to know the foe

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Running Wild MAJOR MATCHUP No.6 LSU vs.

Ole Miss:

University of Mississippi (3-3, 1-3 SEC)

PLAYER TO WATCH

CROME IS BURNING CHANDLER ROME Sports Editor

Who: Tigers (6-1,3-1 SEC) vs. Ole Miss (3-3,1-3 SEC) When: 7:00 p.m. Saturday Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Miss.

Watch or listen at home: ESPN2, 98.1FM

on the ground and a SEC-leading 13 touchdowns.

Throughout its six total games, Ole Miss has been letting opponents stomp over them, surrendering 186.7 yards per game. Squads are rushing 40.5 times per contest against the Rebels — second most in the SEC. LSU’s offensive line will look to win the battle in the trenches early and often to help set up a potent rushing attack.

“It’s always a priority for us at LSU,” said sophomore left guard

Since they can’t even stick 80,000 in the “greatest venue in college athletics” for a top-20 Southeastern Conference matchup, I’m not expecting a large LSU fan contingent will travel to Oxford for Saturday’s Western division showdown.

But, for the fraction of the “greatest fanbase in America” who will brave the brutal elements of sunshine and asphalt to make the fivehour journey to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, expect an entirely different world.

Long known as one of the most upscale, ornate pregame environments in America, Oxford sports a more refined, classy scene than what LSU fans are accustomed to.

Translation: They don’t pride themselves on finishing a fifth of bourbon by 11 a.m. while acting like an ignorant buffoon to visitors.

It’s not because the Rebels think they’re better than the rest of the conference. And it’s not because they’re “a bunch of pansies,” LSU fans.

No, it’s because of Robert Langley.

Langley was an Ole Miss

OLE MISS, see page 7

LANGLEY, see page 7

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LSU senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger (8) hands the football off to sophomore running back Jeremy Hill (33) Saturday during the Tigers’ 17-6 victory against Florida in Tiger Stadium.

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QUICK HITS

PASSING

· WIDE RECEIVER · JUNIOR · 6’3”

· 358 RECEIVING YARDS IN 2013 · 226 LBS.

REBELS’ STATISTICS Q Bo Wallace

RECEIVING RUSHING

B 1444 yards, 3 INT, 9 TD R Jeff Scott B 434 yards, 53 ATT, 2 TD W Donte Moncrief R 358 yards, 24 REC, 4 TD

TEAM STAT COMPARISON 2012 - 2013 STATS TOTAL AND SCORING OFFENSE Miss: 174 points, 29 points per game LSU: 290 points, 41.4 points per game

Rushing offense Miss: 229 yards, 175.5 yards per game, 10 TD LSU: 277 yards, 194.1 YPG, 22 TD

Passing offense Miss: 1548 yards, 258 YPG, 11 TD LSU: 1901 yards, 271.6 YPG, 15 TD

TOTAL AND SCORING DEFENSE Miss: 167 points, 27.8 points per game LSU: 154 points, 22 points per game

Rushing defense Miss: 1120 yards, 186.7 YPG, 14 TD LSU: 1068 yards, 152.6 YPG, 9 TD

Passing defense Miss: 1274 yards, 212.3 YPG, 5 TD LSU: 1374 yards, 196.3 YPG, 7 TD SPENCER HUTCHINSON / The Daily Reveille

Jeremy Hill looking to capitalize on poor run defense

Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

When Ole Miss (3-3, 1-3 Southeastern Conference) battles No. 6 LSU (6-1, 3-1 SEC), it will be looking to solve a dilemma that has plagued the squad over the past three weeks.

The Rebels have had a roller coaster 2013 campaign thus far, as they dropped their last three contests to Alabama, Auburn and Texas A&M after starting the season 3-0.

It hasn’t been the Rebel offense that has been the problem in

Fans need to keep level heads

Oxford, Miss., as the squad has posted more than 30 points in four of its six games.

Even the Ole Miss pass defense has been efficient this season, ranking fifth in the conference.

Where the Rebels are having trouble, and what is ultimately becoming the squad’s downfall in the SEC, is their complete lack of ability to stop the run, and conference rivals are taking note.

Against SEC opponents this season, the Rebels are ranked No. 12 in the conference, allowing a whopping 225.8 yards per game

SOCCER

Tigers begin arduous five-game stretch Marcus Rodrigue Sports Contributor

In the LSU soccer team’s clubhouse, a list of every NCAA team ranked by its Ratings Percentage Index is posted on a bulletin board for all to see.

RPI measures a team’s win-loss record and strength of schedule, and the top 64 teams at the end of the season receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament. After scanning down the order, the Tigers (9-3-2, 5-01 Southeastern Conference) can be found at No. 59, an odd place for a squad at the top of a major conference with only three weeks left in the regular season.

For all of its success, LSU is dangerously close to the cutoff for tournament teams, and coach Brian Lee wants his players to know it.

“It’s not really a motivational tactic; it’s a realism tactic,” Lee said. “You have to understand what you’re up against and why it’s important that you win games. Right now, we’re just focusing on trying to get ourselves

in contention to win the SEC.” The Tigers have a golden opportunity to ascend the ranks in the grueling final leg of the season, as four of their five remaining opponents boast winning SEC records and solid RPIs. LSU’s first test comes tonight when No. 24 Ole Miss (11-3-1, 4-2-0 SEC) pays a visit to Baton Rouge at 7 p.m.

The Rebels are an offensive powerhouse, scoring 2.67 goals per game. Senior forward Rafaelle Souza, who has played with the Brazilian national team, leads the Rebels with 13 goals this season.

“We have to team-defend [Souza],” Lee said. “I think she’s one of the top 10 players in the country. ... Whoever is near her at the time has got to be focused and ready, and everybody needs to take care of their jobs.”

Souza and the Ole Miss attack may not have such an easy time scoring against the Tigers. The LSU back line is loaded with upperclassmen, and senior goalkeeper Megan Kinneman is allowing only 1.29 goals STRETCH, see page 6

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LSU freshman forward Summer Clarke (4) shoots toward the goal Oct. 11 during the Tigers’ 1-0 victory against Mizzou at LSU Soccer Stadium.

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Tigers travel to Auburn tonight Team enters with 3-match win streak Mike Gegenheimer Sports Writer

The LSU volleyball team has played 421 points over the course of 10 sets since the first intermission of the Texas A&M game last week.

LSU coach Fran Flory and her team were on a seven-set losing streak and it appeared all the momentum they built earlier in the season was being lost.

But then something changed during the LSU’s locker room conversation in College Station, Texas.

Something clicked, and since then the Tigers have pulled together an impressive three-match winning streak.

“I think we just had a realization in the locker room,” said senior middle blocker Desiree Elliott. “We just started attacking them, and once we figured out how good we could be and that’s what we could do, we just didn’t stop.

We like that feeling.”

Junior outside hitter Helen Boyle said Flory laid into the team that day, showing them they needed to step up their game.

According to Flory, no player took those words more to heart than junior setter Malorie Pardo who’s posted 131 assists in the past three games for LSU. “Malorie just decided she was going to let the passion she had inside of her out and share that,”

Flory said. “She was concerned that she’d come off as being mean or as not part of the team. I think her step of understanding that all she’s doing is being a demanding leader and she’s coming off correctly with that.”

Pardo is No. 3 in the Southeastern Conference in assists with 728 on the season.

This is the fourth time in five meetings that LSU has made the trip to the Auburn, with LSU winning by at least two sets each time.

Flory said she expects Auburn to have solid middle blockers and to attempt to stop the LSU offense with its athleticism, but Auburn ranks near the bottom of most SEC statistical categories.

Auburn may not have the most prolific stat line heading into Friday’s match, but Elliott said Auburn has often been a tougher match than it appears in recent years.

Flory echoed her player saying that she thinks Friday will be an athletic matchup between two talented programs.

“You don’t play a team like Auburn, who’s beaten Nebraska, and go in thinking it’s going to be an easy match,” Flory said.

“They’re middles are athletic and when you have that level of athleticism, compared to a nice level of athleticism on our side, it’s going to make for a really fun, interesting match.”

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LSU will cap off the weekend “It’s just about with a Sunday match focusing on what we at No. 8 Florida, a Next up for know about them perennial SEC powthe Tigers: and what we know erhouse. The game about ourselves,” Who: LSU (9-3-2, 5-0-1 against the Gators Kinneman said. “We will be televised on SEC) vs. Ole Miss (11-3-1, have to play to our Fox Sports Network, strengths and fight 4-2-0 SEC) but the national expothrough the whole When: 7 p.m. tonight sure may not matter game to stay consisas much as the boost Where: LSU Soccer Stadium tent and composed on in the Tigers’ RPI. the back line.”

“These last few The last time the Tigers and games are a chance for us to move the Rebels squared off, Souza up in the RPI standings,” said freshscored the game-winning goal in man forward Summer Clarke. “It’s the final minute of a 1-0 contest important for us to come out strong, that eliminated LSU from the SEC get some early goals and put on a Tournament and ended its 2012 good performance.” season. Though Lee said he wasn’t preaching revenge this week, Contact Marcus Rodrigue at senior defender Alex Ramsey acknowledged that she hasn’t mrodrigue@lsureveille.com

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police officer who was killed at the hands of an intoxicated student who was attempting to flee a traffic stop in October 2006, according to Ole Miss Assistant Dean of Students Scott Wallace.

Since the tragedy, the school took steps to ensure game days in Oxford were safe, controlled environments for alumni, families, students and visitors to enjoy.

Like any college campus, drinking is involved. But Wallace warned me on Wednesday night that the Ole Miss campus and its famed hotspot, The Grove, isn’t a place for inebriated shenanigans. “[The Grove] is a place where people think it’s okay to get drunk,” Wallace said. “We don’t view it as that. It’s not a place where people get obliterated.”

Beginning in the fall of 2007, Langley’s death inspired Ole Miss to write letters to opposing fanbases in the week leading up to their visit to Oxford, just as Rebel Interfraternity Council President Gabe LaBonia did this week.

“We encourage our students and fans to conduct themselves as upstanding representatives of Ole Miss,” LaBonia penned. “As you visit our campus, we ask that you help us keep The Grove a familyfriendly place that can be enjoyed by fans of all ages.”

As much as I hate to break it to you Gabe, you may be a bit out of luck.

Like they do wherever they go, I fully expect LSU fans to ignore the polite rules set before them and

make a mockery of the purple and gold they’ll flaunt all weekend.

They won’t care about the police officer’s memory that Ole Miss tries to keep sacred. They’ll laugh at any authority figure who tries to quell the drinking games they’ll play and confiscate the shots they’ll throw back — both are illegal during game days, according to Wallace.

Wallace sidestepped my question as to whether LSU fans create more of a hassle than other visitors, only calling his Baton Rouge visitors “flamboyant.”

“They bring a whole different life to campus,” Wallace said.

“I don’t know whether that’s good or bad.”

For once, I hope it’s a good thing.

Since LSU fans have been abysmal in home support this season, I hope their show on the road is more exemplary. I traveled to Athens a few weeks ago and the LSU fans I encountered were incredible. Sure, they had a little too much fun, but they kept it within reason and were gracious in defeat.

Keep that same demeanor this week – win or lose.

Recognize the surroundings, remember Robert Langley and remember the institution you claim to represent.

Chandler Rome is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Baton Rouge.

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Vadal Alexander. “We always have to win up front and dominate our opponent, and execute our techniques and execute our assignments to get our running game going. That’s a big part of any offense, especially ours.”

A season ago, the LSU run game plagued the Rebels when it traveled to Tiger Stadium in November.

In last year’s contest, Ole Miss rode the back of then-sophomore quarterback Bo Wallace and led the favored LSU squad 28-20 heading into the fourth quarter.

The young Wallace put on an offensive fireworks display, torching the Tigers’ defense for four

page 7 touchdowns and 364 yards of total offense.

With quarterback Zach Mettenberger struggling to find a rhythm in the third quarter, including throwing two interceptions on consecutive pass attempts, the Tigers turned to a youthful weapon of their own — freshman running back Jeremy Hill.

Hill scored two of his three touchdowns in the final quarter of regulation, including the dagger with 15 seconds remaining in the game, to send the Rebels home with shattered dreams of an upset.

It’s safe to say fans could expect much of the same from LSU’s now-sophomore running back when the team travels to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday.

Even with the poor run defense

statistics, Hill said he won’t be taking the Rebels lightly. Hill, who has rushed for 137 yards per game against conference opponents, will look to set the tone early on the road.

“From what I’ve seen, they’re just as athletic as they’ve always been,” Hill said. “They had a great recruiting class, and they have a lot of young guys out there who are playing hungry and playing fast, and they play with a lot of intensity. They’ll be at home, so they’ll have the fans behind their backs.

We’ll have our hands full with those guys.”

Contact Lawrence Barreca at lbarreca@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @LawBarreca_TDR

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It’s time to end affirmative action, diversity will survive NEUTRAL GROUND Eli A. Haddow Columnist With the ongoing banter about the government shutdown and debt default, a news story about race conflict would almost seem a relief.

Lucky us, because this week the Supreme Court took up Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action.

The case challenges a motion passed by Michigan in 2006, which amended the constitution to prohibit its universities from discriminating against prospective students based on race.

You heard that right. The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary— that’s actually its name — is challenging a state’s right to ban racial discrimination.

In doing this, they oppose an amendment popularly added to a state’s constitution. Even more absurd, they claim that it stands as an impeachment of equal protection.

Remember: the amendment bans any type of racial discrimination during admissions. How could a state’s population be more

equally protected?

The Coalition — we’ll call it that for short — and their lawyers argue that the amendment eliminates affirmative action, and therefore encroaches on the rights of minorities.

But it’s the 21st century. I thought we were all equal by now.

Apparently not, according to lawyer Shanta Driver, who said Tuesday that the amendment fails “to protect minority rights against the white majority.”

Justice Antonin Scalia replied tersely that the 14th amendment protects all Americans, not just minorities, and he has a point.

Fifty years ago it was a beneficial program that ensured minority involvement in higher education.

But there are no longer students on campus who chant, “two-four-sixeight we don’t wanna integrate.”

That was the environment from whence affirmative action came and if that environment ceases to exist, so should the program.

In both 1969 and 1982, the Supreme Court struck down measures that disfavored minorities, according to The New York Times.

If we are going to say that our country is equal, it is time to put away affirmative action and let merit once again decide who is successful.

The voters of Michigan voted

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Shanta Driver argued her side of an affirmative action case before the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

58 percent in favor of the amendment. In doing so, they voted to outlaw an antiquated system that undermined basic American principles of equality and competition.

How can we as a country tell a state’s voters that they cannot pass an amendment that bans discrimination from state universities?

At LSU, we take pride in our rich diversity. But we shouldn’t achieve this by forcing some out to let others in. Our diversity will survive without affirmative action, so

let’s allow it to.

Of course, there are always those like Driver who argue that minorities are not given a fare shake in the system.

However, Michigan Solicitor General John Bursch countered this argument by pointing to Texas and California, two states that eliminated affirmative action. He said that in California minority students have higher GPAs and a 20-25 percent higher graduation rate than they did under affirmative action.

This country prides itself in its capitalist system in which anyone who is capable will rise to the top no matter his or her origin. If we are going to accept this, we need to remove this crutch and let the system function, as it should.

If someone is meant to attend college, then let them show it through their test scores and grades, not by the color of their skin.

We have indeed been ushered into a new era of equality and tolerance this century, so we should tear down the vestiges of a system in which our country was plagued with prejudice.

It would be wrong for the Supreme Court to take away Michigan’s right to eliminate discrimination. Not only that, Louisiana should take heed and pass a similar amendment so that we can have true equality among racial groups.

The sixties are over, so let’s start acting like it.

Eli Haddow is a 20-year-old history and English junior from New Orleans.

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Rape blame lies solely on the rapists, not the victim GATES OF REASON Mariel Gates Columnist Whatever we wear, wherever we go, yes means yes and no means no.

On Tuesday, Slate writer Emily Yoffe published an article titled “College Women: Stop Getting Drunk.” The article talks about sexual assault crimes and college students’ binge drinking habits with the constant underlying message that it’s on the woman to protect herself, and that she’s partially to blame for any negative outcomes as a result of drinking.

The article made me think of a booth I saw at LSU’s “Tiger Games” two weeks ago. One of the games was about sexual assault awareness, with questions and answers educating the

audience about this grave issue.

It was very interesting, and the woman that talked to my friend and me was nice and knowledgeable about the subject.

Once we had finished playing the game and claimed our prizes, she told us about a sexual assault self defense class that would be the following week and urged us to come.

Although her motives and the defense class were both good, I left the booth feeling upset with the reality of being a woman and angry at the current state of rape culture.

We live in a world where people will look for any excuse to blame a victim of sexual assault for the crime that was committed against them. If the victim was drinking, wearing revealing clothing, acting a certain way or in a bad place at a bad time, they were “asking for it.”

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an everyday outfit of jeans and a t-shirt with her bangs in her face holding a sign saying “This is what I was wearing when he raped me. Tell me I asked for it, I dare you.”

The truth about rape is that it happens to people regardless of what they’re wearing. It’s not about being pretty, it’s not about lust, and it’s not about sex appeal.

Rape is about control.

I’ll say this once and I sincerely hope everyone who reads it can comprehend it — victims of sexual assault are never, ever, ever at fault.

The blame for the crime lies solely on the rapist.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 9 out of every 10 rape victims were female in 2003. From the same statistics, 3 percent of American men have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.

15 percent of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12.

And the most shocking of all — only 3 out of every 100 rapists will spend even a day in jail.

Young girls are being told very early how they need to act and dress in order to avoid being raped. Women spend their time in the public sphere consciously or subconsciously protecting themselves against the possibility of sexual assault.

Yet no one is teaching and telling people not to rape.

Parents need to tell their children from an early age about consent and respect. Teachers in elementary and middle school need to have extensive courses on it. In high school, there should be a school-wide talk every year with each grade about consent, sexual respect, protection and how rape is absolutely disgusting and wrong and how the victim is never at fault. The taboo should be shifted from the victims to the rapists.

If everyone started taking

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this preventative approach to stopping potential rapists rather than telling potential victims how to try to protect themselves, imagine the effect it would have.

Rather than articles telling college women to stop getting drunk, articles need to tell men to stop raping.

Until people’s mindsets change about this epidemic of sexual assault and until rapists are held accountable, there will be no justice for the victims.

Mariel Gates is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Baton Rouge.

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Quote of the Day

“I don’t believe the most successful people are the ones who got the best grades, got into the best schools or made the most money.”

Ben Stein actor, writer, lawyer, teacher Nov. 25, 1944 — Present

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Republican party needs to pull itself together BRACE YOURSELF Ryan McGehee Columnist To the Republicans of the 113th United States Congress: Esteemed ladies and gentlemen, my name is John Ryan McGehee, and I am a sustaining member of the Republican National Committee.

Like many of you, I believe in small government, low, if not the outright elimination of income taxes, the right to keep and bear arms and a strong defense. I champion the Godgiven liberties of the individual over the tyranny of the majority.

After the debacle that was the government shutdown, many in our party, myself included, are concerned about the direction the Republican Party is taking at the national level.

I have to ask, have you all lost your minds? No, seriously, I am legitimately concerned about the mental state of Republicans on Capitol Hill.

When the shutdown began, there was a chance to have a real debate on the United States debt and budget problems quickly devolved into a shouting match with the Democrats over defunding Obamacare.

In case you have not noticed, we do not have the votes in the Senate to do that yet, and even then, we’re a touch shy of the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto.

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House Speaker John Boehner arrives for a meeting with the House Republicans in the Capitol Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

And no, letting a budget pass that funds Obamacare does not imply that you want it. Think of it simply as allowing the American people to see just what happens when they elect radical leftists to office.

Obamacare’s rollout has been an unadulterated disaster and will continue to hurt Americans by forcing many into part-time work, instituting new taxes on businesses and forcing individuals like me to pray for a decent job market by the time we are 26 or face a “tax” for not being able to afford health insurance.

However, your little display of

rage took everyone’s attention off the rollout and placed it upon yourselves, where the media was able to make you all look like a bunch of jerks.

I’m thankful that the various state chapters of the party have their act together. Republicans currently have control of 30 governorships and 27 state houses.

Here in Louisiana, we have a two-term Republican governor, solid majorities in both houses of the legislature and we are poised to gain even more ground. What’s more, we are on the verge of finally voting

Senator Mary Landrieu out of office, Louisiana’s last liberal standing.

We are able to find success here because the voters respond to conservative principles that are applied pragmatically. They’re able to see the positive effects of pro-business, small government policies.

Your focus needs to be gaining as much ground in the Senate in 2014 as you can. We can win a majority, but only if we remain a united front and effectively counter any spin the Democrats or the media try to put out to the voters.

If this whole moderate versus

Tea Party fiasco happens again, we will not have any sort of Senate victory in the midterms, and we will lose ground in the House.

To the Tea Party Republicans, I say this: bide your time. You do not have the votes to get any of your initiatives on the table, namely defunding Obamacare. Your principles should not be a suicide pact that threatens to destroy the only viable vehicle for constitutional conservatism in D.C. To the moderates, don’t always capitulate at the first sign of trouble.

This could have been the time to not raise the debt ceiling and show that we have enough revenue per month to pay the interest on our debt and continue to fund important expenditures like Social Security, Medicare and defense. Instead, you panicked at the last minute and gave the Democrats everything they wanted, wasting an opportunity for a forced balanced budget.

In short, get it together. You got embarrassed in 2012, and your focus needs to be figuring out what the hell went wrong, not dividing the party and letting those left make you look like a bunch of asses.

Ryan McGehee is a political science, international studies and history junior from Zachary.

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Good grades should not be the goal of higher education THE UNRIDDLER Christine Guttery Columnist It’s midterms week, and that means sleepless nights full of studying and lots of coffee in order to make the best grade possible.

We need to put forth our best effort, but when our goal is simply to make good grades, we lose sight of the point of college — like discovering our future.

I love to learn, but I admit the pressure that comes with tests and grades sometimes makes me want to forget it all and become a mountain hermit. I realize that grades and assessment are necessary and useful, but they also may inhibit the learning process.

With the intense pressure to get good grades from society, teachers, family and ourselves, grades can easily become the focus of our education, instead of learning itself.

So many students, myself included at times, go to class and take notes not because they want to learn but because they want to pass a test.

In the past, I have memorized facts for a test without actually thinking through the information. I

felt successful for making an A, but I forgot the material right after the test.

I guess you could say I beat the system: I got an A without really learning, but the joke was on me.

While I got a superficial stamp of approval, I took little away from the class for myself.

Getting rid of grades completely would create an environment where learning was an end in itself, not means to an end. Learning would be more enjoyable because it would be a process motivated by the learner rather than a coercive one motivated

by GPA. Even though a world without grades sounds like paradise to me personally, I realize this is unrealistic if our goal is not only to create an environment that fosters learning but also to qualify students in certain areas of expertise.

No one wants a brain surgeon who doesn’t have legitimate credentials that say he or she is qualified to operate.

The award-winning Sarah Lawrence University exhibits a realistic compromise that fosters an environment where learning thrives, as opposed to focusing on grades. While they do have a traditional grading system, the educational system is extremely individualized.

Students are not forced to take

necessitate a steady job.

Furthermore, having a 4.0 GPA is not one of the three main traits employers look for. Rather, they look for communication skills, the ability to work in a team and a positive attitude, according to Dan Schawbel, managing partner of Millennial.

While grades are useful and necessary in showing progress and comprehension, they cannot always accurately measure learning, and they certainly do not guarantee success or failure. Making good grades is an achievement to applaud, but we can’t let it become the end goal of our education.

Christine Guttery is a 20-year-old English junior from Baton Rouge.

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Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y., is an example of a college where the learning process outweighs the pressure to make good grades.

any specific classes — they choose all their classes based on their interests, classes are seminar style or hands-on and students receive personalized evaluations of strengths and weaknesses at the end of every course.

I’m not asking that we eliminate grades entirely, just that we realize our end goal.

If your goal in college is to land

a good job after college, it might even be worth sacrificing a couple good grades in order to invest in an internship or personal development training.

In 2012, the Associated Press reported that over half of bachelor’s degree holders under the age of 25 were jobless or underemployed.

This is a sad statistic, but it shows that a college degree itself doesn’t

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participants, Carroll said.

This week Jackson featured sweet potatoes in the samples he created.

The LSU AgCenter sends students to promote healthy living and give information on different produce featured at the market, Carroll said.

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Jon Jackson (immediate left), executive chef for LSU Dining, prepares food for students Thursday (top left) at LSU Dining’s “Eat Local” Farmers Market next to the LSU Union Square. Squash (top) and pumpkins (above) sit on display at the “Eat Local” event on Thursday.

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said senior safety Craig Loston.

“Whenever we do click and the offense is on and the defense is on at the same time, whatever team we’re playing at the moment, I feel for them,” Loston said. “I know what type of guys we’ve got and how we get things done around here, and it will be something special to watch if we’re both on.”

To duplicate the defensive success from Florida, the Tigers have to contend with Ole Miss junior quarterback Bo Wallace and wide receiver Donte Moncrief, who both gave LSU all it could handle last season in Tiger Stadium.

Wallace found Moncrief six times for 161 yards and two touchdowns, keeping a game in which the Tigers were 20-point favorites to a 41-35 decision. Moncrief leads the Rebel Black Bears in receiving yards again this season, but he and Wallace aren’t sneaking up on anyone this time around, Miles said. “[Wallace] is the reason that Ole Miss offense is successful, so we’re going to have to defend him with multiplicity,” Miles said. “You can’t just sit on the run and let him throw, and you can’t just cover and let him run. It’s a mixture.”

Miles said his team worked on disguising defensive fronts in practice this week in hopes of confusing the Ole Miss quarterback, but junior defensive tackle Anthony Johnson said he wouldn’t worry about any offense on a day when the Tigers’ defense is executing.

“We were a really young defense at the beginning of the year, but from last week on we’re taking it personal because we know LSU is known for defense,” Johnson said.

For five of LSU’s first six games, it didn’t need its vintage lockdown defense. Take away the Georgia loss, and the Tigers’ offensive resurgence led by Mettenberger was more than enough to secure victories.

But Florida became the first defense this season to corral Mettenberger and his two star junior receivers, Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry, holding all three to season lows in most statistical categories.

Mettenberger said he expects more from himself than what he showed on the field last Saturday, noting he inexplicably missed throws he completed easily in the Tigers’ first games.

But it might be Hill and the rushing attack’s day to shine against Ole Miss, which ranks 91st among FBS schools in rushing defense, allowing 4.59 yards per rush and 244 rushing yards per game.

No matter who shows up or doesn’t show up for the Tigers on Saturday, Miles said he feels confident where his team is currently, having shown they can win in a variety of ways.

“I think they understand what they need to do to have success,” Miles said. “... I think the personality of our football team is one where they’re ambitious, they’re looking to the future, and this week it’s all about Ole Miss.”

Contact Spencer Hutchinson at shutchinson@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Hutch_TDR

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