Can the LSU Tigers spring what Las Vegas still considers a relatively mild upset on No. 3 Texas A&M (the Aggies are still favored by just 2½ points) Saturday in Tiger Stadium?

Absolutely they can. Yes, LSU has lost two of its past three games, but on the road to ranked teams, as distasteful and unacceptable losses to Ole Miss and Vanderbilt may be around here.

To get the job done, though, LSU is going to have to get big-time performances out of these six players and one assistant coach (no, not the assistant you’re thinking of):

Garrett Nussmeier

You can’t do much to pin the Tigers’ 31-24 loss at Vandy on LSU’s quarterback. He was 19 of 28 passing for 225 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions, earning an excellent quarterback rating of 158.9. The problem was he was running for his

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