No. 16 LSU was on upset watch all Saturday afternoon towards SEC foe South Carolina.
The Tigers by no means led within the recreation till late within the fourth quarter when operating again Josh Williams punched within the go-ahead landing with simply over a minute remaining.
Head coach Brian Kelly was sweating it out on the sideline after a sub-optimal 1-1 begin to the season — a crushing loss to Southern California and a good shootout with FCS Nicholls State. Questions have been swirling over how for much longer he may final in Baton Rouge if the group did not meet perennial excessive expectations.
However his quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, who was making his first SEC begin Saturday, led the group down the sphere a number of instances to squeak out a crucial win. He notched 285 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on the day.
South Carolina followers will likely be pissed off by this loss because the Gamecocks had two large pick-sixes that would’ve put the sport away however each had been finally known as again by questionable penalties.
LSU’s survival offers it new life in its try and run the desk in a stacked SEC and make the case for an at-large bid to the expanded School Soccer Playoff.
The Tigers transfer on to Week 4 the place it’s going to host a sneaky good UCLA group and attempt to keep away from being swept by each Los Angeles faculties this season.
