Garrett Nussmeier didn’t see his left tackle get beat. But he certainly felt it, once he was drilled, then sandwiched between an Ole Miss rusher and his own right tackle.

The quarterback that stood up after that hit — which foiled the first drive of LSU’s 24-19 loss to the No. 4 Rebels on Saturday — didn't look like the one who dealt the No. 13 Tigers a sharp win over Southeastern Louisiana the week prior. Some of his passes fluttered. Others sailed. Too many floated into double or triple coverage down the field, away from open receivers underneath.

One of those passes turned into an interception, Nussmeier's third of the season.

“I'm going to bang my head on the wall about it for a while," he said.

Once again, Nussmeier’s health is a question for LSU. But it’s far from the only o

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