Frank Wilson did not want to spend LSU’s next staff meeting wondering what the coaches should have done differently against Arkansas. They had worked on trick plays, and so as the offense continued to struggle Saturday afternoon, they decided to use them.

Down 22-16 in the fourth quarter, LSU built a drive on double-passes and misdirection. Three different players completed a pass, including a wide receiver. The strategy worked, and on third down inside the red zone, sophomore quarterback Michael Van Buren threw a go-ahead touchdown to tight end Bauer Sharp.

“Are we going to leave these bullets and practice these plays and come back and then talk about we should have done this, we could have done that?” Wilson said. “We’re not doing it. Empty the chamber. Use everything that we’ve p

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