The judgment of LSU offensive lineman Josh Boutte was as swift and harsh as the blow that he delivered to D'Cota Dixon. After seeing the Tigers' last hope of a comeback go down the drain at Lambeau Field, Boutte clotheslined Dixon as he celebrated his game-sealing interception. Boutte was ejected from the remainder of the game and suspended for LSU's home opener against Jacksonville State.

For his part, though, Dixon isn't holding any grudges. The Wisconsin defensive back says Boutte expressed concern about having injured him and that the pair traded phone numbers and prayed together.

He actually called me and apologized, which no one knows about. All these people on social media who have said all of these harsh mean things like ‘he should be banned from college football’ things like that and you know it’s just kind of sad because whether he meant to or not, in that type of situation, when you are playing in a high intense game like that and in a moment like that, a lot of people don’t know what’s going on. They don’t understand the intensity and the emotion that is going on as a player. That’s why I was not upset at all about the hit. He apologized, he told me he didn’t think that I was down. He sounded very concerned. He was asking about my head and everything else. We actually ended up praying together. I prayed for him. We are friends now. I have his number and he has my number.

Les Miles said on Monday that he plans to integrate Boutte back into the LSU offensive line on Saturday against Mississippi State.