The Tigers host the South Alabama Jaguars for a Saturday night matchup in Death Valley

BATON ROUGE – The LSU Tigers face the South Alabama Jaguars on Saturday night in Death Valley. The Tigers are 3-1 this season and 1-0 in SEC play. The Jaguars are 2-2 this year and 1-0 in the Sun Belt.

LSU edged UCLA last week after holding the Bruins scoreless in the second half. The Tigers will be without star linebacker Harold Perkins after he suffered a season-ending ACL tear in the UCLA matchup.

Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier has sparked the Tigers’ offense in the first four weeks. He completed about 70% of his passes and completed 112 of 160 passes for 1,243 yards and 13 touchdowns.

The LSU defense continues to put pressure on the opposing quarterback, led by defensive ends Bradyn Swinson and Saivion Jones. Swinson was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after recording five tackles, a forced fumble and two sacks. Jones recorded four tackles, 0.5 sacks and a fumble recovery.

South Alabama earned an underdog victory last week when the Jaguars defeated Appalachian State 48-14. South Alabama’s offense is red-hot, scoring a total of 135 points in the last two games.

LSU and South Alabama kick off Saturday at 6:45 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network.