LSU coach Ed Orgeron said he is in the process of forgetting about Saturday.
He’s shifted his thoughts, tossing the No. 19 Tigers’ 10-0 loss to the undefeated, top-ranked Tide toward the back of his mind.
But that doesn’t mean corrections weren’t made in order for LSU (5-3, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) to begin prep for unranked Arkansas (6-3, 2-3 SEC). The two will meet Saturday at 6 p.m. at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The game for the “Golden Boot” will be televised on ESPN.
“My job as a head coach is to put the game away,” Orgeron said. “It’s awfully important we forget about last week as we move to Arkansas, a very tough team.
“It’s going to be important to put this one away and move on to a tough — very tough — Arkansas team who plays very good at home.”
Arkansas posted a 21-point win against then-No. 10 Florida at 31-10 last weekend, one week after its whopping 56-3 loss against No. 8 Auburn.
The Razorbacks’ double-digit win against the Gators was their third win against a top 15 team this season, tying for most in the nation with Alabama. Arkansas has also scored 30 or more points in six of its nine games this season.
But Orgeron is more focused on fixing his team — which is 3-1 since he became interim head coach four games ago, rather than only directing attention toward defending and scoring against Arkansas.
“This is a big game for Arkansas and a big game for us,” Orgeron said.
“But, listen, this is never going to be about them,” he added. “It’s always going to be about us and our preparation, our week, giving it everything we’ve got one day at a time.”

Malone is ‘going to be fine’

LSU junior left tackle K.J. Malone went down with a bicep stinger in the Tigers’ loss Saturday, LSU Sports Radio Network reported during the game.
Malone returned to play briefly in the second half against the Tide.
“I think he’s going to be fine,” the coach said.
Malone has started all eight games for LSU at left tackle and was replaced by Maea Teuhema after his arm injury. Teuhema started Saturday’s game at right tackle, filling in for Toby Weathersby, who missed four games prior to Saturday because of an ankle injury.

LSU-Florida kickoff announced

LSU and Florida’s Nov. 19 matchup has officially been rescheduled.
And it’s early.
The Tigers and Gators will kickoff at noon on the SECNetwork at Tiger Stadium, the league office announced Monday.
The midday kickoff will be LSU’s second daytime kickoff this season. The Tigers kicked off at 2:30 p.m. for its season-opening, 14-16 loss versus now-No. 7 Wisconsin at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The noon kickoff will be LSU’s earliest since its 11 a.m. tee time against Syracuse on Sept. 26 last season.
As part of the rescheduled plan devised during the decision to bump the game from Oct. 8 to Nov. 19 because of Hurricane Matthew, the game could not be played after 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 19.

Quick stats for LSU’s Game 9

• Under Orgeron, LSU’s allowed five touchdowns and has outscored opponents 73-17 in the second half.
• LSU’s nine touchdowns allowed by its defense are the lowest in the nation.
• Under Orgeron, LSU has held its opponents scoreless in 10 of 16 quarters.