BATON ROUGE ? Badly needed help is on the way. LSU sophomore defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois, a first team freshman All-American by The Sporting News and a member of the All-Southeastern Conference team last season, will play Saturday in the SEC Campionship Game against Tennessee. LSU's Dean of Students Office cleared Jean-Francois this week. He had been suspended for the first 12 games of the season for an academic honesty issue. "He will play," LSU coach Les Miles said after practice Wednesday but declined to get into details. "I don't want to get specific there. I defer. I cannot confirm nor deny. But he'll take some snaps in the game I promise you." Jean-Francois, a highly recruited signee out of Carol City High in Miami in 2005, made 27 tackles last season in a relief role with three sacks and 5.5 tackles for losses. He has played end and tackle at LSU, but Miles would not say which position he would play Saturday. "He won't be at cornerback," Miles said. LSU allowed the second highest rushing total in 16 years in a 50-48, triple-overtime loss to Arkansas on Friday as the Razorbacks amassed 385 yards on the ground, including 328 yards in regulation that would be the fourth worst total since 1993. Link To Original Article
