LSU will have to find a way to slow down Alabama’s top-ranked offense without its best defensive player in the first half of Saturday’s game, as linebacker Devin White will remain suspended for the targeting call against him. White was called for targeting after a hit on Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald during the fourth quarter of last Saturday’s 19-3 win. Because the foul and ensuing ejection occurred in the second half of the game, White was automatically suspended for the first half of his team’s following game. LSU athletic director Joe Alleva tried to appeal to the SEC, but he told Brody Miller of The Times-Picayune that SEC officials “made clear there is no process for appeal.” Many felt the hit did not constitute targeting, but the rule states that there cannot be forcible contact to the head and neck area of a defenseless player with a helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulder. In this case, White hit Fitzgerald high with his forearm. White is one of the top linebackers in the coun
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