LSU Football: Army Players to Watch in Week 8 Matchup

The Black Knights head to Tiger Stadium to face off against the Bayou Bengals in a Week 8 contest.

No. 19 LSU prepares for a matchup against Army as the Black Knights hit the road to take on the Bayou Bengals in Tiger Stadium.

The Tigers look to extend their home win streak against non-conference opponents to 13 games with a 6:30 p.m. showdown set to take place on Saturday night.

A dive into three Army players to monitor:

Bryson Daily: Quarterback 

It's no secret the Black Knights take pride in their rushing attack with a specialty in the triple option. Their signal-caller, Bryson Daily, has served as a game manager for Army through the first half of the season.

Fast forward to Saturday night in Death Valley and LSU must keep tabs on Daily all night. He's a player who can shine with his legs while also dropping back and delivering a pass if need be.

The Numbers: 712 passing yards / 118.7 YPG / 54.5% / 6 touchdowns / 4 interceptions / 100 carries / 416 rushing yards / 3 touchdowns

Hayden Reed: Running Back

Despite Daily leading the team in carries by a significant margin with 100 on the season, Reed is the true running back on this squad. He's second on the squad in carries (47) and leads the running back room in yards (191).

LSU has seen inconsistency from the defensive line play this season, and facing a unique offense in Army, it's imperative this group monitors the triple option at all times in their offensive attack. 

The Numbers: 47 carries / 191 yards / 31.8 YPG / 2 touchdowns / 3 receptions / 20 yards / 3.3 YPG / 0 touchdowns

Quindrelin Hammonds: Defensive Back 

The Army pass defense is their bright spot. This group has shown the ability to stop the passing game when needed with senior defensive back Quindrelin Hammonds stepping up in a big way this season.

With a flurry of defensive backs who are more than capable of entering the mix and making a play, Jayden Daniels will be on his toes, but the offensive weapons LSU attains will certainly overmatch the Black Knights. 

The Numbers: 21 TKL / 1 INT / 1 PD

The LSU Notes:

• LSU is one of only 2 teams nationally to be ranked in the Top 10 in both rushing and passing. The Tigers are No. 7 nationally in passing (337.7) and No. 10 in rushing (214.6). The other team is Oregon.

• LSU’s offense ranks in the Top 10 nationally in 7 categories: No. 2 in first downs (27.7), No. 2 in total offense (550.4), No. 2 3rd-down conversions (57.5 pct.), No. 3 in scoring (45.3), No. 4 pass efficiency (188.0 rating), No. 7 in passing (337.7), and No. 10 in rushing (214.6).

• Against Auburn, QB Jayden Daniels became the first 5,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher in LSU history. Daniels has 5,207 passing yards and 1,400 rushing yards in his 21-game career with the Tigers.

• Daniels is also 1 of only 6 players in FBS history with 10,000-passing yards and 2,000-rushng yards in career. In 50 career games, Daniels has thrown for 11,231 yards and rushed for 2,688 yards.
• LSU has featured a 100-yard receiver in 6 straight games with Kyren Lacy keeping the streak alive with 111 yards and a TD on 4 receptions vs. Auburn.

• Daniels has topped the 400-yard mark for total offense 4 times in 2023, joining Joe Burrow in 2019 as the only players in school history to do it at least 4 times in same season. Daniels has 5 games with 400 yards of total offense in his LSU career, second to only Burrow, who did it 6 times.