ESPN.com · Oct 26, 2016
Trash talk and 'Competition Tuesday:' How LSU WRs and DBs prep for game day
"I'm a huge competitor," Donte Jackson said. "That's why I like playing the position corner. ... So when I'm talking trash, it's really just trying to get me to get my motor going."BATON ROUGE, La. -- A couple weeks ago, a Southern Miss defensive back who will remain unnamed ran his mouth when the underdog Golden Eagles were hanging tough against LSU.
That should come as no surprise. Trash talking is as common in football as Leonard Fournette runs up the gut under Les Miles. But this nameless USM player also knew he was taking a risk by engaging Tigers players, and he soon paid the price.