One half down and the Syracuse Orange are sticking with the mighty LSU Tigers in what was supposed to be a cakewalk for the No. 8 team in the nation.
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“That’s not too damn bad for a young man that we were just figuring out his name here a few months ago”, head coach Scott Shafer said. That was on display last week against Auburn, when LSU star Leonard Fournette rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns on just 19 carries. LSU has relied on Fournette’s production to keep the offense running smoothly and he has delivered. On the following play, Harris delivered a ideal strike to Malachi Dupre, who made an over-the-shoulder grab for a touchdown.
LSU wide receiver Travin Dural (83) makes a catch in front of… Eventually LSU is going to have to throw the football to beat someone, but it shouldn’t be this week yet.
The Advocate’s Ross Dellenger wrote about Harris’ clutch throws when LSU needed him on Saturday, and also discussed LSU’s play calling from the win. When the starters are in the game, you can expect vanilla play calling. Herbstreit had LSU as the third-best team in the country.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Mybookie.ag, LSU is a 24-point road favorite versus Syracuse after the line opened at that same number.
SYRACUSE, New York (AP) – Syracuse linebacker Zaire Franklin winced at the thought of what might have been. LSU settled for Trent Domingue’s 21-yard field goal after the Orange defense stiffened. One is proving to be a necessity in today’s world, and the more advanced it is, the more superior you feel. “He told me I did a great job and he was going to continue to pray for my success”, Fournette said.
The first came in the first quarter, set up by a 48-yard gain. I kind of reverted back to old habits where I wasn’t as consistent as I should be… LSU recovered the onside kick and held on. 3.
“So many times the cream rises to the top”, LSU coach Les Miles said. “They believe they can win”. Sure, Rhode Island, Wake Forest and Central Michigan may not have been elite opponents, but Syracuse has allowed a meager 46.7 rushing yards per game. The Carrier Dome field is named in honor of Davis, the first black player to win the coveted trophy (1961), and Little, now an administrator at Syracuse, watched from the chancellor’s box. Junior Brisly Estime also had a solid day for Syracuse, finishing with 252 total yards, including a 40-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter that eventually pulled the Orange within seven.
“We weren’t a dominant team today”, Miles said.
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Fournette entered the game with six touchdowns, three in each of the Tigers’ season-opening victories over Southeastern Conference rivals Mississippi State and Auburn, and was averaging 193.5 yards rushing per game. Fournette and the LSU Tigers have a pretty easy schedule until the last month of the season, where they play at Alabama, Arkansas, at Ole Miss, and Texas A&M.
