LSU faced Arkansas in Week 12 with only one active scholarship quarterback.

And the Tigers (6-4) may have to do so again in their matchup with Western Kentucky on Saturday, if Garrett Nussmeier’s lingering abdominal injury forces him to sit a second straight contest and if Colin Hurley’s absence carries over into a third week of games.

Interim coach Frank Wilson said Monday that he was unsure of Nussmeier’s status for the game against the Hilltoppers (8-2). He also characterized Hurley’s absence as a “temporary leave for personal-related matters.”

“I know (Nussmeier’s) gonna want to (play),” Wilson said. “We're going to defer to our medical staff, our trainers, our doctors, to do what's best for him. If there's any way that he can, I know he's gonna want to do so, but I I don't h

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