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LSU managing Green's injury, plus three quarterback changes from Week 3

Two Deep StaffSeptember 21, 2026LSUClemsonVanderbiltTexas Tech

We're three weeks into the college football season, and with conference play ramping up for almost every team, we'll take a look at some major injuries, and quarterback changes, across the country.

Trey'Dez Green Out - who can fill in for LSU's offense?

LSU's offense has been led by Trey'Dez Green, their star tight end who's drawn comparisons to Kyle Pitts, Calvin Johnson and other elite college receivers/offensive weapons. He left with what seemed like a major injury early in the 4th quarter of the team's eventual loss to Ole Miss, and may have made the difference if he was healthy.

Thankfully he won't require surgery and should be back later this season, but now their offense will rely more on Oregon transfer Zach Grace at tight end and lean on receiver Eugene Wilson III even more.

Tait Reynolds Gets the Start and the Win - Starter over Christopher Vizzina Moving Forward?

In Tait Reynolds' first start as a true freshman, he led Clemson to an 8-point victory, with half those points coming in the 4th quarter after an extended rain delay, after being down most of the game. Reynolds was far from flawless, but Christopher Vizzina hasn't shown to be a high-end starter himself (and missed this game due to injury), and with pressure already on Dabo Swinney, Clemson may turn to the true freshman for a little while longer, if not the rest of the season.

Jared Curtis Gets First Start - and Gets the Win

Vanderbilt made the move to turn to their 5-star true freshman quarterback in Jared Curtis, who has already become a beloved figure at Vanderbilt for choosing to stay in Tennessee to play for his hometown team. And while he debuted with a three-touchdown, two-interception game (with his last interception that should've cost his team the game), due to one of the worst end of game decisions by CJ Bailey/NC State coaching staff, Curtis ended his first career start with a win, and can build off this as SEC play starts next week.

Thomas Castellanos Gets to Play Quarterback....For One Throw

On Friday night, Texas Tech gave their backup quarterback, and late camp addition, Thomas Castellanos a chance to throw the ball...for one play. Castellanos's first throw, an attempted throw away, was picked off by Houston, and Texas Tech immediately made the move back to Will Hammond. A sloppy offensive game for Texas Tech, albeit for a few late plays, still resulted in a win, but the quarterback questions will remain in Lubbock for a little while longer.

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