With LSU football averaging over 49 points per game in their first six games this season, it can be hard to criticize the offense. Jayden Daniels has 1,969 yards already—the third most in the country. On paper, the talks of him being a real Heisman candidate contender seem to be legit.

“I see those things and his quarterback coach sees those little things he’s doing under duress or under pressure or getting hit after he throws a very accurate ball that are starting to separate him from good to great,” Head Coach Brian Kelly said.

Despite Daniels and his weapons playing at such a high level, the Purple and Gold’s offense does have a weakness: the red zone.

The NCAA ranks their red zone offense 49th in the country, which may seem low when looking at player stats. But over the last few games, it seems that the Tigers are hot in the middle of the field but turn off the gas when it really counts.

“I think it’s more of just a wake up call,” Tight End Mason Taylor said. “You could say we were a little big-headed when coming into the season but at the end of the day it doesn’t matter anymore. We just got to continue to do it week by week and just keep perfecting our craft every day.”

Along with simply coming up short, penalties have prevented the Bayou Bengals from getting in the end zone. In their last game, Mizzou also had costly penalties that gave LSU seven chances to score, which only resulted in 10 points.

“I think by-in-large this is the most penalized we’ve been all season,” Coach Kelly said.

“You know, we’ve had some interesting calls. Yeah, there are some penalties that hurt more than others and that you want to have a conversation with somebody, but I think our team has been well-disciplined overall.”