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BATON ROUGE, La. – A wild, wacky rivalry series gained its latest wild, wacky chapter.
Only the Magnolia Bowl, right?
No. 8 Ole Miss lost a game it never trailed until the final play.
No. 10 LSU won a game it had no business winning for most of the night.
Maybe, the ghost of Billy Cannon still haunts the Rebels.
Sixty-five years after run, Billy, run, the Magnolia Bowl served pass, Garrett, pass.
Collapse, Rebels, collapse.
Rally, Tigers, rally, to a 29-26 overtime victory.
LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy (2) catches a pass against Mississippi cornerback Trey Amos (9) during the first half at Tiger Stadium.
The Rebels came to regret not scoring a single point in a first quarter in which they gained 139 yards, twice penetrated the red zone, and had a would-be touchdown pass slip through the hands of their best receiver.
LSU came to escape despite spending most of the second half squandering opportunities to take the lead.
But quarterback Garrett Nussmeier kept slinging it, and the Rebels’ defense finally broke – just as they did in the fourth quarter two weeks ago in a loss to Kentucky.
Twice, Nussmeier completed fourth-down passes on the game-tying drive. With LSU’s season on the line, he hit Aaron Anderson for a 23-yard touchdown to force overtime.
Tigers fans sang their infamous NSFW anthem before overtime while the band provided the beat, and then Death Valley roared as loudly as it had all night just before the Rebels’ Caden Davis drilled a 57-yard field goal.
Of course this zany game needed a 57-yard boot, right?
Amid the din, Nussmeier kept his cool.
Statistically, this was not a banner night for the LSU quarterback. He threw two interceptions and more incompletions than he had in any game this season.
But, Nussmeier’s the best thing Brian Kelly’s team has going for it.
So, pass, Garrett, pass.
He needed just one…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/no-10-lsu-survives-most-041558856.html
Author : USA TODAY Sports
Publish date : 2024-10-13 04:15:58
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