BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Tyrann Mathieu stands at 5-foot-9, weighs 180 pounds and speaks so softly sometimes that it’s hard to hear him above the humming of the air conditioning at LSU’s indoor practice field.
The 19-year-old’s stature and tone contrast sharply from his bold ambitions, the havoc he causes opposing offenses and the game-changing plays he can make on special teams.
Mathieu, who is starting at cornerback and returning punts as a true sophomore, says he tends to make his goals “almost impossible” to attain, so he’s always working harder.
Mathieu says he doesn’t measure goals by statistics, but by the all-around greatness and domination that would make him a Heisman Trophy candidate.
That doesn’t mean he hasn’t compiled impressive stats. Already, his six forced fumbles ranks second all-time at LSU.
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