While LSU sophomore running back Alfred Blue may not have been running on Kentucky’s blue turf, he spent much of Saturday running over the blue-clad Kentucky defenders.
Blue produced his career-best performance in LSU’s 35-7 defeat of the Wildcats. His 16 carries for 72 yards and a score was part of a balanced LSU ground game that wore the Wildcats down despite losing sophomore running back Spencer Ware to an apparent hamstring injury early in the game.
The carry and yardage totals were both career highs for Blue, who played sparingly as a freshman.
“I anticipated playing a lot [Saturday], so I just knew I had to seize the moment,” Blue said.
Blue has now scored a touchdown in the last three games he has received carries.
The Boutte native was part of a touted three-horse stable of backs coming into the season, but he spent much of the first four games in limited action behind fellow sophomores Ware and Michael Ford, tallying just 18 rushes.
But that could change — at least in the immediate future — as Ware’s status remains uncertain and Blue is a physical runner, similar to Ware.
“I do feel like the coaches are starting to like me out there a little bit more,” Blue said. “I think I am versatile because I have a little speed and a lot of