The end could be near for LSU coach Les Miles. Let’s talk about teams still in contention for this year. The Tigers have lost to Alabama by 30-16, to Arkansas by 31-14 and to Ole Miss by 38-17.
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LSU made mistakes at crucial times on Saturday and often seemed unorganized. Brandon Harris threw for just 86 yards against the Razorbacks and 128 yards against the Crimson Tide.
Kelly completed 19 of 34 passes and had no turnovers.
“I honestly do not”, Miles said when asked after the game if he felt his job was in danger.
The victory marked the third for the Rebels (8-3, 5-2 SEC) this season against a top-15 team. More importantly than historical trends when it comes to today’s matchup, thanks to Heisman candidate Leonard Fournette the Tigers are 10th in the nation in rushing yards per game, averaging 253.0 yards on the ground. If they were losing by a field goal, maybe things would be different. The 26 completions and 51 attempts were also career highs.
LSU will look to close their season with a win as they’ll be in Death Valley to face the Texas A&M Aggies.
“If there’s an incident that’s taking place in the stadium and officers are responding, we can quickly find that location on the camera and follow the officers in, and then it’s on video”, said Chief Tim Potts, University police department. “Not how we practice every day certainly”.
Running back Nick Brossette, on crutches after the game, suffered what is thought to be a serious ACL injury.
But LSU finally found some momentum just before halftime when Harris hit a wide-open Tyron Johnson for a 39-yard touchdown to pull within 24-7 at the break.
Ole Miss’ best and most important win came against Alabama in week five, because if the two wind up in a tie atop the SEC West, the Rebels have the advantage. Watch LSU Tigers vs Ole Miss Rebels live stream online NCAA College Football 11/21/2015 TV broadcast coverage, live scores, Game Kickoff time & schedule and Radio Commentary info here. On a great play call, Kelly threw a screen pass to tight end Evan Engram, who broke through the secondary and scored from 36 yards out.
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LSU looked dead on arrival as it fell behind 10-0 early in the second quarter and by 24-0 with 3:24 to go in the first half as it drew nine penalties for 58 yards in the process. On the very next play Kelly fired an 11-yard touchdown pass to junior Laquon Treadwell, which marked the sixth game in a row Treadwell had scored at least one touchdown.
