LSU Football Starting Cornerback Earns Bednarik Award National Player of the Week

LSU’s defense limited Clemson to only 13 first downs, 261 total yards, including just 31 on the ground. Clemson also went just 3-of-13 on third-down opportunities and only converted two of its four fourth down attempts.

It marked only the fifth time since 2016 a Clemson offense was limited to fewer than 50 rushing yards.

In addition, the 10 total points were the fewest by Clemson in a home game since they scored six against Georgia Tech in 2014.

Delane joins quarterback Garrett Nussmeier with national honors for the Tigers following the win over Clemson. Nussmeier earned Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week.

LSU returns to action on Saturday, hosting Louisiana Tech at 6:30 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. The game will be streamed on SEC Network+ and ESPN+.

Brian Kelly's Thoughts: Pair of Virginia Tech Transfers Shine

"We're happy for those guys. There's no question. But Mansoor [Delane], I thought, was very articulate in his post-game talk, and his interception was because we were doing the right things up front, and he got that. And I think that's the point I wanted to make.

"Braelin [Moore] was the same way when he was named SEC Lineman of the Week. He said, 'I've never had this kind of trust with the guys next to me.' And so, going into the portal, we were looking for those kind who wanted to be here for that and weren't in it for the individual accolades.

"And to me, I think our guys wanna be the reason that we're having success, but know that they're not the only reason that we're having success.

"So I think that those are the kind of guys that we got, and we're seeing that come to fruition. Now we're gonna have to handle adversity during the year; we're gonna have to handle injuries during the year. There are other things that will come in front of us, but for the first entry into this, it was a good weekend for us."