Frank Wilson updates injury status of LSU football offensive lineman Carius Curne
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LSU Football interim head coach Frank Wilson gave an update on the injury status of offensive lineman Carius Curne ahead of the team’s game Saturday against Alabama.
“Carius Curne is questionable,” Wilson said. “He was here yesterday for the scouting report in the walkthrough of Alabama. He participated in it. We’re hopeful. We’re taking it day by day, but right now, his status will be questionable. I’m not sure.”
Curne started at left tackle against Texas A&M in the Week 9 loss to Texas A&M. He replaced Tyree Adams, who went down against Vanderbilt the previous week. Adams could miss the rest of the season after undergoing tightrope surgery, meaning the Tigers need a long-term solution.
“We’re working on it,” Wilson said. “We’re working on exactly how that would look, whether that would be DJ Chester, whether that would be flopping Weston [Davis] over. We have a couple of scenarios that we’re looking at right now.”
Chester replaced Adams in Nashville but struggled to protect quarterback Garrett Nussmeier and clear running room. It led to Curne making the second start of his young career vs. Texas A&M.
According to PFF, Curne posted a 19.4 pass blocking grade vs. the Aggies. Not great, but understandable for a true freshman matching up with the best pass rusher in the SEC.
If Curne can’t go against the Crimson Tide, LSU will field a combination of Chester and Davis, who currently starts at right tackle, on the left end of the offensive line.
“Probably the most immediate thing would be to put DJ Chester in that left tackle and do the things we need to do to allow him to play his very best,” Wilson said.
LSU right guard Josh Thompson started every game on the interior this season, but has experience playing tackle at Northwestern.
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Frank Wilson provides injury update on talented LSU football freshman
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