LSU’s offensive line has been named as one of four finalists for the Joe Moore Award, which is presented annually to the top offensive line in college football. The Tigers previously won the award in 2019.
The other three finalists for this year’s honor are Georgia, Oregon, and Washington.
The performance of LSU’s offensive line — coached by Brad Davis — has been crucial to the Tigers leading the nation in several offensive categories, including points per game (46.4) and total yards (547.8). LSU is the only FBS team this season to average 200 rushing yards (213.5) and 300 passing yards (334.3) per game.
The Tigers also lead the nation in rushing yards per attempt with a 6.33 average, which is on pace to break the school record of 6.1 set in 2015.
LSU has started the same combination on the offensive line in 11 of 12 games and the unit is led by a pair of All-Southeastern Conference tackles in sophomores Will Campbell and Emery Jones.
Charles Turner, the Outland Trophy National Player of the Week in the win over Auburn, has started all 12 games at center, while Miles Frazier and Garrett Dellinger are the Tigers guards.
Campbell leads all offensive line in snaps, playing 731 snaps without allowing a sack. He’s followed by Dellinger (723 snaps), Frazier (711), Turner (689) and Jones (634). Lance Heard, who started against Army, has 195 snaps, while fellow true freshman center DJ Chester has played 81 snaps.
The winner of the Joe Moore Award will be announced in mid-December when the awards committee comes to campus to present the trophy to the winning offensive line unit.