An injury can change the course of an entire season at the drop of a dime.
No one knows this better than LSU fans, who saw senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson running the offense in 2008 after injuries thrust the then-freshman signal caller into the spotlight.
If LSU is forced to use a replacement this season, the first name that comes to mind is junior college transfer quarterback Zach Mettenberger. But the true question lies in who sits behind the former Georgia Bulldog.
Miles said freshman Stephen Rivers, an Athens, Ala., native, is the early leader of the young quarterback race.
“[Rivers] is in position now to be our third quarterback,” Miles said. “We’ll start looking at his snaps and see if we can improve his being ready to far.”
Rivers earned a three-star rating as a high school recruit and was ranked as the nation’s No. 19 pro-style quarterback.
He completed 94 of 180 passes for 1,158 yards in his senior campaign with 12 touchdowns and eight interceptions, along with 73 rushes for 293 yards and nine touchdowns.
“I’m going to work hard every day and learn the offense more and more each day,” said the 6-foot-7 gunslinger, who has already beefed up 12 pounds since arriving at LSU. “I’m going to wait my turn and compete every day and do whatever I can to help LSU, whatever that may Jordan.”
Just one week into the season, Randall already edged his way into Miles’ scheming. He portrayed Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas in practices leading up to LSU’s bout with the Ducks.
“Randall has a Darron Thomas feel to him,” Miles said. “We ran some live-go against some of our defense, and he is very elusive and is a tough