Jayden Daniels, Armoni Goodwin leave game vs New Mexico due to injury

The LSU Tigers have had a number of critical players injured on Saturday night against New Mexico in the second half. Running back Armoni Goodwin was seen grabbing the back of his leg following a tackle. Then, later in the third quarter, quarterback Jayden Daniels slammed his head on the turf, after he was tackled to the ground following a run. He was tackled to the ground rather violently by two Lobos defenders after he scrambled to his left for a 16-yard gain. Scott Rabalais reported on Twitter that Daniels was back on the LSU bench after spending some time in the medical tent, but it sounds like he won’t return to the New Mexico game, since the team has a comfortable lead.

Goodwin was down on the ground for a little bit and was tended to by the LSU trainers, before heading into the medical tent and then the locker room with Tigers’ medical personnel in the third quarter. He eventually returned to the sideline.

Backup quarterback Garrett Nussmeier has been in the game for LSU in relief of Daniels. Daniels was seen standing on the sidelines in the second half of Saturday night’s game following his injury. He was wearing his helmet. Both Daniels and Goodwin were having excellent games before leaving with injuries. Goodwin scored two rushing touchdowns in the first half. Jayden Daniels had over 300 all-purpose yards before exiting, including completing 24 of his 29 pass attempts for 279 yards through the air.

The Tigers racked up 628 yards of total offense on Saturday night, including 214 yards on the ground. The LSU defense got their first shutout since the 2018 season. LSU sophomore receiver Brian Thomas, Jr. hauled in three catches for 76 receiving yards and a touchdown.

The Tigers ended up winning Saturday night in a 38-0 blowout.