Overview
- Hours before kickoff, LSU confirmed Garrett Nussmeier will not play and Michael Van Buren will start against Arkansas.
- Frank Wilson said Nussmeier re-aggravated his abdomen in Thursday’s practice after being listed earlier in the week as probable.
- An earlier plan to use both quarterbacks was shelved for Week 12 once Nussmeier was downgraded and ruled out.
- Van Buren, a sophomore transfer from Mississippi State, makes his fourth appearance of the season, leaving his redshirt at risk with any further game action.
- LSU enters at 5-4 needing one win for bowl eligibility after Wilson benched Nussmeier in last week’s 20-9 loss at Alabama, and Arkansas also plays under an interim coach in Bobby Petrino.