BATON ROUGE – LSU football has already had one starting defensive lineman go down with an injury in this game versus Mississippi State.
Another one is now slow to get up. Defensive tackle Malik Blocton was shaken up on a play in the second quarter against Mississippi State Saturday, Oct. 17. He stayed down for a minute before getting back to his feet with assistance from team athletic trainers.
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He appeared to be favoring his right leg and, after being helped up, slowly walked straight to the medical tent on the sideline.
Senior defensive end Princewill Umanmielen left the game in the first quarter with an undetermined injury. He has not returned to the game.
Stay tuned as this story will be updated.
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.
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