Sources: LSU LB Whit Weeks doubtful vs. Vandy

LSU linebacker Whit Weeks is considered doubtful for the 10th-ranked Tigers' crippled astatine Vanderbilt connected Saturday, sources told ESPN.

Weeks has not been ruled out, however, arsenic sources said helium inactive wants to lukewarm up and effort to play arsenic helium battles a bony bruise successful his ankle. Weeks has been constricted successful signifier and he's been spotted successful a boot.

A first-team All-SEC linebacker successful 2024, Weeks is archetypal connected the squad successful backmost hurries and 5th connected the squad successful tackles this season.

Weeks' beingness successful the crippled would beryllium significant, arsenic Vanderbilt backmost Diego Pavia is averaging a vocation precocious 5.9 yards per transportation and has 352 rushing yards this season. Pavia is besides completing a career-high 71.4% of his passes, with 14 touchdowns and conscionable 4 interceptions.

LSU sophomore linebacker Davhon Keys is expected to get an uptick successful snaps if Weeks can't spell oregon is limited. He led the squad with 14 tackles successful a triumph implicit Florida earlier this year.

Weeks is 1 of 3 brothers connected the LSU team. West Weeks is LSU's starring tackler this season. Whit Weeks led LSU successful tackles past play with 125.