The LSU Availability Report: Latest on Tigers Defensive End Da'Shawn Womack

Brian Kelly and Co. shift gears to Vanderbilt week, Tigers looking relatively healthy heading into Week 13.

Louisiana State University Head Coach Brian Kelly calls a timeout playing South Carolina during the fourth quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. Saturday, September 14, 2024. / Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The LSU Tigers return to action on Saturday night in Death Valley with a Week 13 matchup against the Vanderbilt Commodores with kickoff set for 6:45 p.m. CT.

After consecutive losses to Texas A&M, Alabama and Florida, the Bayou Bengals have hit rock bottom with an opportunity to get back on track this weekend in Tiger Stadium.

Brian Kelly addressed the media on Monday afternoon with the sole focus on shifting gears and continuing to fight down the stretch this season.

The Availability Report: LSU Tigers vs. Vanderbilt Commodores

OL Garrett Dellinger: Questionable

LSU offensive lineman Garrett Dellinger suffered an ankle injury during the Tigers' Week 9 contest against the Texas A&M Aggies.

Now, he's been sidelined for the last 10 quarters after missing the second half against Texas A&M along with LSU's last two games against Alabama and Florida.

A player who has played in 41 career games for the Tigers, including 30 starts, all eyes will be on if the experienced lineman will be back this weekend against Vanderbilt.

“He had a high-ankle sprain, so we’re hoping that this week becomes a recovery week for him," Brian Kelly said last Tuesday.

When Dellinger went down against Texas A&M, it was freshman Paul Mubenga who slid in as the right guard. He also earned the start against both Alabama and Florida.

LSU has worked with an offensive line unit of Will Campbell (LT), Dellinger (LG), DJ Chester (C), Miles Frazier (RG) and Emery Jones (RT) in 2024.

“Look, he’s the starter, but one guy going down did not affect the running game to the level that it did,” Kelly said after the A&M game. “There are bits and pieces to it, and we did not win some individual matchups. We made some mistakes, uncharacteristically from some other guys that are on the offensive line, and quite frankly we made some choices to run into boxes that were not conducive and we should’ve been doing some other things. So it was a little bit of all those things.”

OL Miles Frazier: Active

LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier departed Saturday afternoon's contest against the Florida Gators with an ankle injury.

With Frazier out, the Tigers went to redshirt-freshman Tyree Adams to fill in at the right guard position for most of the game.

Now, despite exiting and not returning in Week 12, all signs point towards Frazier hitting the practice fields this week and being active against Vanderrbilt on Saturday night.

DE Da'Shawn Womack: Active

LSU was without sophomore defensive end Da'Shawn Womack on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville despite the rotational piece not being listed on the Injury Report all week.

Womack was not listed on the Wednesday, Thursday or Friday SEC Injury Reports. Fast forward to Saturday at 1 p.m. CT and the sophomore was on the final update for the first time all week.

The reasoning for his absence was later identified as Womack "not traveling with the team due to disciplinary action."

According to Brian Kelly, Womack will be available in Week 13 against the Vanderbilt Commodores.

LSU utilizes Bradyn Swinson and Sai'vion Jones as the starters with Gabriel Reliford and Womack as the second-team members along with a touch of Dylan Carpenter.

LSU will return to action on Nov. 23 against the Vanderbilt Commodores in Tiger Stadium with kickoff set for 6:45 p.m. CT.

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