LSU with a statement-making victory

The last time LSU was involved in a shootout in a game involving two top-ten teams took place some six years ago.

On a Saturday afternoon in Athens (Ga.) in 2013, the No. 6-ranked Tigers came up on the short end of a 44-41 score against No. 9-ranked Georgia. Zach Mettenberger passed for 372 yards against the Bulldogs, but LSU couldn’t leave Sanford Stadium with a victory.

On Saturday night at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, another No.