Bad news for NCAA Football betting lines fans out of fall camp at LSU, which is going to have to rely heavily on its defense this season with what looks to be very shaky quarterback play — even though the Tigers have one of the nation’s best running backs in Leonard Fournette.
How Much of a Loss To LSU’S NCAA Football Odds is Jalen Mills’ Injury
Reports: LSU DB Jalen Mills to miss the “first few games” of the season with an ankle injury. http://t.co/9VPwNQo97J pic.twitter.com/8eenHIdn3B
— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) August 19, 2015
Tigers starting safety Jalen Mills is going to miss 4-6 weeks with a fractured fibula. Mills has been a mainstay of the Tigers’ defensive backfield since he was a freshman, starting at cornerback and nickel corner before moving to safety during his sophomore season. He has played in 39 games, starting every one, and was the team’s leading tackler last season. Mills was the team’s seventh-leading tackler with 62 stops last year and has 186 in his career. In his career, he has six interceptions, 13 passes broken up and three sacks.LSU opens at home with McNeese State on Sept. 5 then plays at Mississippi State a week later before hosting Auburn at Tiger Stadium on Sept. 19. The best-case scenario would put Mills back in action the week of the Mississippi State game and in the worst case he would miss that game and the Auburn game, and return for LSU’s trip to Syracuse on Oct. 3.LSU won’t have a problem beating McNeese State in Week 1, but the following week LSU plays Mississippi State on the road. Mississippi State hung 34 points on LSU in Baton Rouge last season (the Bulldogs’ first win at LSU since 1991), and that was with Mills.