LSU running back Derrius Guice will miss the Tigers' game against Syracuse on Saturday, coach Ed Orgeron said on his weekly radio show. The Baton Rouge native was not at practice during the time the media was allowed to view practice this week.

“Guice will not play this week but he is getting better,” Orgeron said on his radio show.

The preseason first-team All-SEC selection was banged up in the Mississippi State game after being twisted around by a host of Bulldog tacklers. There was optimism going into the week that Guice would be able to go when the Tigers return to Death Valley on Saturday.

"He had a minor injury. So we're just protecting him," Orgeron said on Monday at his weekly press luncheon. "I think he's going to be fine, though. But we're not practicing him."

Darrel Williams and Clyde Edwards-Helaire figure to have bigger roles in LSU's offense this week as the team looks to bounce back from a 37-3 loss in Starkville.

Guice has 300 yards on 57 carries and four touchdowns on the season with a 5.26 yards per carry average.

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