LSU coach Ed Orgeron addressed media on Thursday as the team looks to bounce back from a 37-7 loss to Mississippi State.

“Good week of preparation, it wasn’t perfect, but I have to give the guys credit that they put the last game behind us on Monday,” Orgeron said. “We have a 24-hour rule. Continue to work very hard, think the attention to detail was a lot better, especially on defense about option assignments, alignments and assignments.”

Derrius Guice and Rashard Lawrence will both start

Earlier this week, Orgeron said that junior running back Derrius Guice would not play against Saturday because of an slight knee injury suffered against Mississippi State.

After a reevaluation on Thursday, it was decided that Guice would start in a limited role against Syracuse.

Orgeron said that Guice came up to both him and Athletic Training Jack Marucci, and said that he wanted to practice on Thursday.

“He practiced pretty good today, and Jack said he is good to go, so we are going to let him play in a limited role and see how he plays.”

Sophomore defensive end Rashard Lawrence will also start in his first game since suffering an ankle injury in the season opener against BYU.

“We are obviously going to have a rotation there, but it bring us some stability on the defensive line,” Orgeron said. “We are very thin there as it is right now. Rashard is the leader, he gives us some confidence going into the game and see how he plays.”

Other injuries, Tyler Taylor starting at linebacker

Senior safety Ed Paris injured his knee at practice on Tuesday and will be out for Saturday’s game.

“Doesn’t look good for Ed,” Orgeron said. “Just a freak accident on field goal block. I’ll have the doctor’s report tomorrow, but it doesn’t look good for him.”

Freshman Grant Delpit and junior John Battle will continue to play, while freshman Eric Monroe and sophomore Xavier Lewis are expected to step safety in Paris’ absence.

With the half game suspension of senior Donnie Alexander after a targeting penalty, freshman Tyler Taylor will start at inside linebacker, but is not expected to stay in the entire game.

“I think it all depends on how the game is going,” Orgeron said. “That’s a lot for a freshman to play a whole half, especially against an option team. We will see how the game is going.”

Narcisse to redshirt

Freshman quarterback Lowell Narcisse will redshirt for the 2017 season. Orgeron believes that it will be beneficial for him.

“He has been simulating the offenses that we are playing, and I think he will be an excellent player,” Orgeron said. “I really like what he is doing. He’s fast, he is in command when he is running the zone read, the dual-threat offense. I think he is going to be a great quarterback for us.”

Dealing with Syracuse’s up-tempo offense

An up-tempo offense like Syracuse’s poses specific challenges to LSU’s defense.

“Rotation,” Orgeron said. “How are you going to get your defense rotated. You can only rotate on your hash, personal groupings, getting them in and out. They sub, we sub. Those things are very critical.”

Orgeron said that the tempo of Syracuse’s offense will tire out the Tiger defense, and that the team plans to play a slower tempo on offense to help offset that.