No. 18 LSU (6-2, 3-2) annihilates Auburn (4-3,2-3) 38-17 on the Plains Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers snap their eight-game SEC road losing streak.
Their last win away from Tiger Stadium in conference play came on Oct. 19, 2024 at Arkansas.
LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt picked up where he left off against Mississippi State.
Leavitt torched Auburn.
he went 32/45 for 387 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus one rushing touchdown.
Leavitt threw all three of his touchdown passes in the first half.
Two of those scores going to receiver Jackson Harris.
His first touchdown reception went for 10 yards in the first quarter to give LSU the 10-3 lead.
He followed it up with a 70-yard catch and run in the second quarter to make it 24-10 Tigers.
Harris finished the game with 9 receptions for 178 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Tight end Trey’Dez Green played in his first game since suffering a knee injury in LSU’s loss at Ole Miss on Sept. 19.
Green caught 5 passes for 50 yards, plus a 15-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter.
Running back Dilin Jones had a very strong game on the ground
Jones had 21 carries for 92 yards and a 12-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Jones also caught 4 passes for 27 yards.
LSU ran for 165 yards in the win.
Blake Baker’s defense dominated Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown and the offense.
The LSU defense finished with seven total sacks.
They sacked Brown six times.
Brown went 15/24 for 160 yards with just 21 yards on the ground thanks to the six sacks.
The Tigers held Auburn 271 yards.
LSU has a bye week, then will host No. 13 Alabama on Nov. 7.
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