An old football adage says if a team plays two quarterbacks, then it doesn’t have one it can rely on.
But according to LSU players, that doesn’t apply to the Tigers’ two senior quarterbacks. Players have continually pledged their allegiance to both quarterbacks as the LSU offense has turned back toward the two-quarterback system it ran in 2010.
Jordan Jefferson has seen an increase in snaps in every game since his reinstatement before the matchup against Kentucky. Jefferson received seven snaps against the Wildcats, 15 against Florida the following week and 29 snaps — 42 percent of the plays — against Tennessee on Saturday.
“The diversity of attack with both quarterbacks is what we want,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “That certainly will give defensive coordinators issues as they prepare calls and formation attacks. … I think it should quarterback.”
Lee remains the starting quarterback and has completed 62.2 percent of his passes while throwing for 11 touchdowns and just one interception. He admitted that even though he and his teammates have grown tired of the constant media attention the two-quarterback system receives, he continues to do what the coaches ask of him.
“We’re fine with it,” Lee said. “We have a goal that we want to get to at the end of the year. We’re moving the ball, we’re putting points on the board and we’re winning ball games, so we’re happy with