LSU Football: The case of State Tigers No. 1 with win over West Virginia.
But after Saturday's 47-21 victory against No. 16 West Virginia at Milan Puskar Stadium, LSU players probably would like to spend some time at home.
Most of the night the Tigers looked like the No. 1 team in the nation, especially in the final after beating a ranked team away from home for the third time in four weeks. But they had to overcome the "Air Raid" passing attack and Mountaineers quarterback Geno Smith, who passed for a school record-462 yards, the home team Tigers outgained 533-367.
Smith also established record of passes (65) and completions (38). The Mountaineers (3-1) pulled to within a touchdown and extra point of the lead when Dustin garrison fell 1 yard for a touchdown to make the score 27-21 with 1:16 left in the third quarter. However, Morris Claiborne LSU returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to push the Tigers back ahead by two touchdowns. LSU's defense came together to make a stop and the offense put two of four quarters of ice results in the game. "I like the position we are in, but I do not think we're the best team in college football today," said coach Les Miles. "I think there is a hope and a need and desire to be there. I do not know if we're good enough right now to do whatever we want. That's putting the cart before the horse." Jarrett Lee led the Tigers with 16 completions in 28 attempts for 180 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, all in the first half to help LSU to a 27-7 lead at halftime. The LSU running game help grind it out in the end, like Spencer Ware and Michael Ford combined for 177 yards. Ford had scoring runs of 22 and 15 yards, the latter giving LSU a 40-21 lead in the fourth quarter. Alfred Blue scored on a 18-yard to kill the climbers. |
yards but was left with four turnovers, two by Tyrann Mathieu, who made the best play of the game. With West Virginia playing third and 19 in their 25 with less than a minute left in the first half, Mathieu hit an interception and he, giving LSU the ball at the 1-yard West Virginia. Two plays later, Lee threw his touchdown pass of the third part of the night, a 1-yard Chase Clement, who made the score 27-7 at halftime. Lee also connected with Rueben Randle on a 11-yard scoring toss in the first quarter and threw a touchdown pass of 52 yards to Odell Beckham Jr. in the second quarter. LSU looked like it was ready to turn off all lights in Morgantown, when they took the kick in the second half and went to West Virginia 10-yard line. Ware lost 3 yards on second down, then fell Randle what would have been fourth touchdown pass of the night Lee. To make matters worse, Drew Alleman hooked an attempted 30-yard field goal on the left, leaving the door open for the local computer. West Virginia broke right in Smith led his team 80 yards for a touchdown with the help of a shovel pass 38 yards to Tavon Austin, who had 11 receptions for 187 yards. Mountaineers stopped on three downs LSU and after an exchange of punts, Smith hit Austin for 72 yards to help set up the 1-yard run by Garrison. LSU punter Brad wing was an unlikely hero. After missing two games with an injury, returned to half 48.7 yards on six punts. He had fallen in the West Virginia kicks 4, 5 and twice at 10. Mathieu interception came in a move unlikely. LSU accepted a holding penalty to make it third and 19 instead of rejecting it and put the RCMP in fourth and five situation. Everything went very well. Mathieu slipped into the slot to attack and time your jump perfectly when Smith returned to shoot the floor to the left. Mathieu hit the ball high into the air and ran under it easily. Austin could not escape, which located in the 1-yard line. Lee added to his two-plays later, after Ware was unable to win the first opportunity. After a time with 31 seconds left, Lee pretended to Ware and ran to the right, spying Clement, who scored a touchdown of his career for the first time in his first sack of the season. "Jarrett Lee played a good game," defensive end Bruce Irvin West Virginia. "He managed the game well and put their kids quiet when we started doing a little race. He keeps them together as a good quarterback does. " Almost everything was long before LSU. The Tigers scored touchdowns on two of its first three possessions, with Lee connection 10 of 17 for 132 yards. Became plays on third down completions of 16 yards to 31 yards and Randle Beckham Randle before reaching the end zone for a 12-yard score with 10:05 left in the first place. Brandon Taylor got the first interception of the University of Louisiana when he caught a deflected ball and returned it to midfield. This time LSU was on the floor and Ford unit covers a 22-yard run, making two excellent cuts and the creation of his blockers well. |
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