An ESPN pundit issued a stern warning to Sam Leavitt ahead of Saturday night's game against Texas A&M. After throwing three interceptions in a win over Louisiana Tech, Leavitt stumbled in a seismic LSU loss to Ole Miss. The Tigers fell to Lane Kiffin's former team after the junior quarterback completed 16 of 27 passes for 158 yards, a touchdown, and an interception at Oxford.
Former Vanderbilt quarterback Jordan Rodgers dissected Leavitt's uneven play on Wednesday's "Get Up." "Any time you watch Sam Leavitt it's like, if that first read's not there, it's backyard football," Rodgers said. As much as Trinidad Chambliss did some of that last year, and we love the dynamic ability for him to scramble, one of the best things Trinidad Chambliss did at Ole Miss was get the ball out of his hands on time. "This offense is predicated on the quick passing game.
And without that, you can see, it falls apart." LSU harbored College Football Playoff hopes following a season-opening landslide win over Clemson, but Rodgers thinks the SEC program could fall short unless Leavitt improves. As a result, he suggested Kiffin may have to consider a quarterback change if the junior doesn't temper his improvisational tendencies. "They're not going to be a Playoff football team -- they might be a seven- or eight-win football team if Sam Leavitt continues to just play backyard football," Rodgers predicted.
"That's not what they need, and I think he's on a short leash now. There's an opportunity that it might not be him long-term if he can't fix that part of his game." Leavitt can get back on track when No. 10 LSU plays No. 23 Texas A&M this Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
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