{"id":327460,"date":"2025-10-23T21:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/327460\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T21:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:37:15","slug":"whit-weeks-injury-update-latest-on-lsu-lineabcker-ahead-of-texas-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/327460\/","title":{"rendered":"Whit Weeks injury update: Latest on LSU lineabcker ahead of Texas A&#038;M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/lsu-tigers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LSU<\/a><\/strong> linebacker <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/whit-weeks-120567\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whit Weeks<\/a><\/strong> is unlikely to play on Saturday against <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/sites\/aggie-yell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas A&amp;M<\/a><\/strong>, sources tell On3. The first-team All-SEC linebacker in 2024 missed last week\u2019s game at Vanderbilt and is still non-weight-bearing on his right ankle. <\/p>\n<p>Weeks is fourth on the team with 10 quarterback hurries and eighth on the team with 26 tackles this season. The linebacker was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sheadixon\/status\/1981371113482432608\/photo\/1\">listed<\/a> on Wednesday night\u2019s availability report as doubtful. Weeks is dealing with a bone bruise in his ankle. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Weeks) has been doing some additional treatments,\u201d LSU head coach <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/coach\/brian-kelly-132649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian Kelly<\/a><\/strong> said this week. \u201cHe\u2019s feeling better, but we won\u2019t know on him until later in the week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After being listed as \u201cquestionable\u201d to play a week ago, Weeks did not suit up in LSU\u2019s road loss to Vanderbilt. He had rotated more often than usual in the team\u2019s win over <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/south-carolina-gamecocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina<\/a><\/strong> two weeks ago, which was a clear indication of Weeks battling through an injury following the team\u2019s bye week.<\/p>\n<p>Weeks, who has played 259 snaps in six games this season, has logged 29 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, and a fumble recovery as the team\u2019s top starter at linebacker.<\/p>\n<p>Whit Weeks saw his breakout campaign in 2024 cut short in the final game of the year when he suffered a dislocated ankle and a fractured tibia in LSU\u2019s 44-31 win over\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/baylor-bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baylor<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in the Texas Bowl. Weeks underwent surgery for the injury. The current ankle injury is the opposite ankle that he injured a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>If Weeks is unable to play vs. Texas A&amp;M this weekend, expectations are that LSU defensive coordinator <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/coach\/blake-baker-131805\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blake Baker<\/a><\/strong> will start <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/west-weeks-120522\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Weeks<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/davhon-keys-31394\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Davhon Keys<\/a><\/strong> at the linebacker position. The Tigers will also be without starting left tackle <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/tyree-adams-146499\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyree Adams<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>The Bengal Tiger\u2019s Shea Dixon contributed to this report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LSU linebacker Whit Weeks is unlikely to play on Saturday against Texas A&amp;M, sources tell On3. 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