BATON ROUGE — If center Braelin Moore is officially ruled out for LSU football' s rivalry matchup with Florida this weekend, the team already has a plan in place.
Sophomore D.J. Chester would start in the middle of the offensive line if Moore is a no-go against the Gators on Saturday night (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC) with an ankle sprain he suffered on the first play of the Louisiana Tech game last weekend.
Chester came into the game versus Tech in relief of Moore and played the rest of the way. He allowed a couple of pressures of LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier up front but overall, LSU football coach Brian Kelly applauded the way Chester performed. BUY LSU FOOTBALL TICKETS
"I thought he did a nice job," Kelly said. "Three down (defensive front) is hard because you got somebody