LSU Football vs. Texas A&M Aggies: Starting Offensive Lineman Out for Week 9

The Aggies will be without a key piece to the offensive line on Saturday night against the LSU Tigers.

Sep 30, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies running back Earnest Crownover (24) and offensive lineman Chase Bisontis (71) celebrate after Crownover scores a touchdown against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the first half at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

No. 8 LSU will take on the No. 14 ranked Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday night in College Station in a battle for the top spot in the Southeastern Conference.

With 48 hours until game day, the SEC has released the initial injury report for the Week 9 contest with both programs placing a number of players on the report.

For the Aggies, they will be without star offensive lineman Chase Bisontis this weekend in Kyle Field.

A player who has started every game for Texas A&M this season, he will be out on Saturday night after suffering a lower-leg injury last weekend against Mississippi State.

Bisontis exited the contest in the first half and never returned.

Now, his status is finalized for this weekend after head coach Mike Elko has ruled him out for the critical SEC showdown in College Station.

For the Tigers, they will have several players on the Injury Report listed as probable, including freshman running back Caden Durham.

Caden Durham: Probable

LSU true freshman running back Caden Durham has unlocked the Tigers' rushing attack in 2024 as he continues playing at a Freshman All-American level this season.

Durham, who arrived in Baton Rouge as a four-star, Top 10 running back in America over the summer, has taken over as the lead back for the Tigers this fall.

Despite suffering a foot injury a few weeks ago, Durham hasn't blinked.

He's battled through injury, continued emerging as a star and is giving LSU life in the rushing attack.

"A lot of guys would not be in the game," Kelly said of Durham's injury on Monday. "He's playing at about 80-85%, but he's got great vision, he's got toughness (and he) keeps his legs moving.

"Injuries are hard to deal with at any position, but when you're a running back and you've got an injury and you're still fighting through it, I think it says a lot about the young man and I'm really proud of him."

Durham has been a critical piece to the offense's success in Baton Rouge. LSU signal-caller Garrett Nussmeier has handled business through the air with Durham making it happen on the ground.

He's now listed as "probable" for Week 9.

The Full Injury Report:

Via the Southeastern Conference Website.

WR Chris Hilton Jr: Questionable

LSU wide receiver remains on the Injury Report while dealing with an ankle injury suffered during Fall Camp in August.

In what was initially diagnosed as a "bone bruise," it's had the veteran wideout sidelined and unable to make his season debut to this point.

"Chris was able to do some individual work," Kelly said last Wednesday. "It's a day-to-day situation so he's still questionable, but we're trending in the right direction there."

Kelly then provided an update last Thursday regarding Hilton's status after ruling him out for Week 8.

Now, moving into Texas A&M Week, Hilton is "questionable" to suit up for the Week 9 contest.

Earlier in October, Kelly detailed the "unusual" injury and the healing process for Hilton while also detailing how it remains a day-by-day process.

"It's been a complicated injury," Kelly said on Wednesday's SEC Teleconference. "Chris has done everything to get back as quickly as possible. This has been an injury that we've done scans and we've done MRI's. The healing has just been slow.

"If he had the proper healing and was ready to go, he's put in the time and he has the want to to be out there. I want to be clear that everyone should understand that if Chris is able to be out there, he would be out there. This has just been one of those unusual injuries that has taken so much longer to heal than normal. We're going to get him back out there, and when he does, I'm certain that he's going to be a welcomed addition to our offense."

Now, he remains on the Injury Report heading into Week 9 at Texas A&M.

WR CJ Daniels: Probable

LSU wide receiver CJ Daniels is once again on the Injury Report as he nurses a knee injury he suffered in Week 6 prior to the open date. He reaggravated a knee injury from the past and continues rehabbing.

Daniels has been on the injury report over the last two weeks where he sat out for the Ole Miss matchup in Tiger Stadium before playing in last weekend's game at Arkansas.

All signs point towards him playing once again in College Station.

The SEC Standings Through Week 8:

1. Texas A&M Aggies (6-1, 4-0)
2. LSU Tigers (6-1, 3-0)
3. Georgia Bulldogs (6-1, 4-1)
4. Tennessee Volunteers (6-1, 3-1)
5. Missouri Tigers (6-1, 2-1)
6. Texas Longhorns (6-1, 2-1)
7. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-2, 2-1)
8. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-2, 2-2)
9. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-3, 2-2)
10. Florida Gators (3-2, 1-1)
11. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-3, 2-3)
12. Ole Miss Rebels (5-2, 1-2)
13. Oklahoma Sooners (4-3, 1-3)
14. Kentucky Wildcats (3-4, 1-4)
15. Auburn Tigers (2-5, 0-4)
16. Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-6, 0-4)

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