BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU football coach Les Miles indicated he and his coaches are exploring ways to get explosive freshman Trindon Holliday more involved in the offense.

Holliday is listed as a wide receiver and has carried the football mostly on end-around plays. In a 38-6 victory Oct. 21 over Fresno State, he lined up in the backfield and scored on a 38-yard run around right end after a toss from quarterback JaMarcus Russell.

"I think it's a challenge for our offensive staff to get Trindon on the field more often," Miles said, "not only when he's going to get the ball, but when they might throw him the ball, or when we might use him in other pieces of our offense."

Holliday has played in seven of eight games, carrying seven times for 130 yards and one touchdown. He has yet to catch a pass.

As a sprinter at Northeast (La.) High School, he ran the fastest times in the nation in prep indoor 55- and 60-meter dashes in 2005. At 5-foot-5 and 159 pounds, Holliday is neither a big target for a quarterback's passes nor a likely threat to run routes over the middle.

Miles said LSU can't be predictable by putting Holliday on the field and all but announcing to the opponent he's going to get the ball on the next play.

"When you escalate the number of touches that he gets, then when he goes onto the field there must be another piece. There must be something else that happens," Miles said.

"That's the challenge for the offensive staff, to make sure that when we get him on the field there are some other things going on besides him touching the ball."

Putting Holliday in the backfield was a midseason move, as was letting wide receiver Craig Davis return punts. In his second game as return man, Davis scored on a 77-yard punt return against Fresno State.

"In every position, you evaluate guys week in and week out," Miles said, "and as they come on, as there appears to be more confidence in a role, then you certainly want to give it to them."

Miles compared Holliday's situation with that of Davis, saying a player finds a new role if and when there's a need, and when players and coaches become comfortable with a player's evolution in mastering that new role in practice.

"We're trying to get the ball to Trindon or get him on the field," Miles said, "and seeing how he fits -as well as some of the running backs and maybe some of the other wide receivers - is always an ongoing evaluation."

Sweet November: LSU has won its last 11 games in November, dating to a last-minute 21-20 loss at Arkansas in 2002. Miles has a six-game November winning streak, including four games as LSU's coach in 2005 and two games as Oklahoma State coach in 2004.

Miles said there are many variables to having late-season success, but he noted there are constants.

"I think it's different every year," Miles said. "I think those teams that have the character and the want and are ambitious at the back half (of the season) may see so much to gain. I think those are the teams that play well in November.

"I think those teams that play with championship spirit understand that the key contests are always at the end of the year. They're never at the start. Whether you win every one, you win championships in November."

LSU has won 18 of its last 21 games in November, dating to the 2000 season. That includes an 8-2 record on the road.

The No. 13-ranked Tigers (6-2, 2-2) will play No. 8-ranked Tennessee (7-1, 3-1) at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Knoxville. Miles acknowledged the importance of the game and said LSU needs to win to have a chance at attaining many of its preseason goals.

He said late-season games take on a high degree of significance because they are usually games against quality conference opponents.

"The teams that I've been around have always had maturity and character and looked forward to winning their tougher contests," Miles said.

Tough Road: The game Saturday will mark the first time in LSU history the Tigers have played three road games in the same season against top-10 teams. LSU lost 7-3 at Auburn (then No. 3) and 23-10 at Florida (then No. 5).

Should No. 12-ranked Arkansas still be a Top 25 team when it plays LSU the day after Thanksgiving in Little Rock, Ark., it would mark the first time in LSU history the Tigers will have played all of their road games in a season against ranked teams.