Garrett Nussmeier tried something different on Saturday. From the shotgun, he motioned out to the boundary and lined up as a wide receiver, leaving sophomore quarterback Ju’Juan Johnson in charge of the LSU backfield.

What happened next? Johnson took the snap, paused a moment and scampered toward the line of scrimmage. A running back led him through a hole in the defense. It was a wildcat run — a concept absent from an LSU rushing offense that struggled last season under first-year coordinator Joe Sloan .

Now the Tigers are hoping they can find more production on the ground. It’s unclear exactly how often they’ll run new packages such as wildcat runs this year, but it’s apparent they’re at least experimenting with their rushing offense. LSU spent a sizable portion of its ninth pr

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