LSU linebacker Donnie Alexander was one of 13 players who didn't travel with the team to New Orleans last week when the Tigers opened the season against BYU. Alexander watched from afar as freshman Tyler Taylor was the starting middle linebacker.
Alexander wasn't sure if he was going to get his starting spot back against Chattanooga until last Thursday when defensive coordinator Dave Aranda used Alexander more in the team's walk-through.
From then on, Alexander knew he wanted to come out with a lot of intensity and he did that against the Mocs - maybe a little too much actually.