LSU fans even cheered for South Carolina before the game. “But he busted that big run for 87 yards”.
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With a season-high total of 624 yards on offense, the Tigers’ 45-24 victory over the Gamecocks had a few huge plays.
But Fournette wanted to do something.
Formation count shifted heavily into the one-back sets after John David Moore’s injury.
He figured it out, and he’s figuring out defensive schemes this season thus far. “I’m asked to manage the game”. “Everybody around here knows I can throw the football”. If I did, it’s not up to me. “Jeff Grimes did a really good job with our offensive line and the suggestions he makes for the running game”. Derrius Guice actually led LSU with 164 rushing yards on 17 carries, but how much of that has to do with facing one of the worst rushing defenses in the conference?
The result was scripted as soon as Leonard Fournette broke loose in the third quarter. On one signature run for 25 yards, Guice appeared to be stacked up at the line of scrimmage but he shimmied loose, twirled way from another tackle and brought the small but vocal Tiger Stadium crowd to its feet.
LSU had earlier said it believed it could assist Fournette in auctioning the jersey without jeopardizing his amateur status. LSU scored touchdowns on four consecutive second-half possessions to take a 45-24 lead with 13:15 left.
Fournette approved of the rookie’s performance. “He won’t be denied”. Angry might be a better word.
Harris hit almost 65% of his pass attempts against South Carolina, a number that would have been higher if not for several balls passed out of bounds when coverage was too tight and forcing the ball in would have been a mistake.
Travin Dural had 109 yards receiving for LSU, highlighted by his 62-yard TD. Lewis chased down Brandon Harris for a 12-yard loss in the third quarter.
“The 2-minute drill, it’s a thing we practice Mondays and Thursdays”, Harris said.
We learned that the game of football is so much more than a game. I remember the damage it wrecked across my home state.
LSU, ranked No. 6 nationally and 5-0 for the first time since 2012, flashed a passing game not seen in this program since Zach Mettenberger. “So it looks like (Orth) will start next week”.
Lock, starting his second game for the Tigers in place of suspended starter Maty Mauk, completed 16 of 39 passes for 151 yards and two interceptions. For the first time in a month, Harris was made available to reporters as Miles released a media ban on his sophomore passer.
“Leonard’s gesture is awesome and shows the kind of kid he is and what kind of character he has and makes me very proud that he wants to do that, first and foremost”, Segar said before the NCAA’s tweet. He returned after the half but this is the second time Hawkins has been dinged up and had to leave a game, which is a concern moving forward.
“Our focus”, White said.
“I can understand if we’re 0-5 and not doing anything and the runs getting stuffed every time. We will try to limit it again next week”.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Leonard Fournette can auction the purple No. 7 jersey he wore in Saturday’s game against the Gamecocks and donate the proceeds to South Carolina flood victims.
All of this is a situation LSU finds relatable.
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The more than 68,000 LSU season ticket holders and all those who previously purchased tickets for the game in Columbia had to buy new tickets for this game, which was billed by LSU and the SEC as South Carolina’s home game. They came up with a great game plan.
