After the disaster of the Year of the Veer in 1974, LSU had high hopes to improve by getting rid of the disastrous offense which had led to a 5-5-1 season and the offense losing 29 of 41 fumbles. But improvement would have to be swift, as LSU opened the season against #6 Nebraska in Lincoln. Cholly Mac went back to the I-formation now that he had recruited one of the best running backs in LSU history into the fold, Charles Alexander. But first, it was Terry Robiskie’s time.
Source: History Class: The Last Days of Charles McClendon – And The Valley Shook
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