The No. 5 LSU football team will be getting some much-needed help on the offensive line.
Junior offensive guard Will Blackwell will be in action Saturday, the first time he has been healthy since the season opener.
“Blackwell is practicing every snap, so I would expect that he would play,” LSU coach Les Miles said Wednesday.
Blackwell broke his leg in three places on the season’s first play from scrimmage when junior running back Stevan Ridley was tackled into the back of his leg.
The Tigers are also hoping to get sophomore offensive tackle Alex Hurst back on the field soon following an injury to his right leg. But his outlook is not as optimistic.
“Hurst is also getting some snaps, but I don’t know that he is also ready to play,” Miles said.
Should Blackwell and Hurst not be able to play, the Tigers will look to junior offensive tackle Greg Shaw, freshman offensive tackle Chris Faulk and others to pick up the slack.
 
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