LSU TAKES DOWN OLE MISS, 29-26 IN OT

10/12/2024

Photo By: Michael Bacigalupi

Da Boot Sports
10/12/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil

BATON ROUGE, LA - The stage was set for a huge SEC show down in Tiger Stadium between #9 Ole Miss and #13 LSU. Facing a must win situation, the Tigers made the big plays when needed to pull out an exciting 29-26 overtime victory.

Garrett Nussmeier took his lumps in an epic, tough battle, but continues to pull out late game heroics. He finished the game going, 22-51 for 337 yards, with three touchdowns and two interceptions.

The running game sputtered against a tough Ole Miss defense. Caden Durham led the team with 37 yards on 12 carries. Josh Williams had nine rushes for 34 yards, while Nussmeier added 16 yards on two rushing attempts.

Kyren Lacy had a big night for the purple and gold, catching five balls for 111 yards and the winning score in overtime. Mason Taylor has five catches for 43 yards. Aaron Anderson finished with 81 yards on three catches and a touchdown. Josh Williams had three catches for 43 yards. Caden Durham added three catches for 11 yards. Zavion Thomas finished with 36 yards on two grabs and Trey'Dez Green had a one catch for a 12 yard touchdown.

The defense played amazing throughout the night, collecting six sacks while forcing two turnovers, (one fumble and one interception). Whit Weeks led the defense with an amazing 18 tackles and a sack. Greg Penn III finished with 9 tackles. Bradyn Swinson had another great game with 8 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for a loss. Major Burns added 8 tackles with 1.5 sacks. Zy Alexander had a fantastic night, as he made several big plays in the secondary including an interception.

Both teams traded punts to start the contest, until Ole Miss mounted the first scoring threat of the evening. The Rebels went 65 yards in 11 plays, but Caden Davis missed a 32 yard field goal attempt, keeping the game scoreless at the 6:54 mark of the opening quarter.

The Tigers took over, but Garrett Nussmeier was intercepted when his pass was deflected off of Will Campbell's helmet high into the air and intercepted by Jamarious Brown at the LSU 23 who returned the ball to the Tigers' 13 to set up the Rebels, 1st and ten.

The LSU defense stood tall, keeping Ole Miss off the board, stopping them on a 4th and one at the four when Bradyn Swinson tackled Henry Parrish for a one yard loss.

After a LSU punt, Ole Miss would drive 51 yards on six plays, settling for a 49 yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter for a 3-0 lead.

LSU then moved 34 yards on ten plays to the Ole Miss 38 yard line, where they faced a 4th and two. Brian Kelly decided to go for it. Kaleb Jackson was tackled for a three yard loss, turning the ball over on downs.

The Rebels took advantage of the LSU turnover on downs, extending their lead to 10-0 on a 50 yard touchdown run right up the middle on 4th and one by Ulysses Bently.

LSU responded with a six play 75 yard drive, culminating with a 12 yard touchdown pass from Garrett Nussmeier to Trey'Dez Green. The Rebels now led, 10-7 with 5:33 left in the first half.

Ole Miss then drove 75 yards in 11 plays to extend their lead to 17-7 on a 15 yard touchdown pass from Jaxon Dart to Tre Harris with 1:42 left in the second quarter.

The Tigers were able to kick field goals on back to back quick possessions to end the first half, cutting the Rebels' lead to 17-13 at the break. Ramos hit the two field goals from 33 yards and then from 45 yards for the Bayou Bengals.

Ole Miss took the second half kickoff but was unable to score, punting the ball to LSU.

The Tigers responded with a 54 yard drive in seven plays, but Damian Ramos missed a 46 yard field goal attempt. With 7:17 left in the third quarter, Ole Miss still held a 17-13 advantage.

Ole Miss got on the board first in the second half, driving 54 yards in ten plays, kicking a 35 yard field goal to extend their lead to 20-13 with 4:41 left in the third quarter.

LSU responded with a 49 yard field goal by Ramos after driving 51 yards in ten plays. With 1:10 left in the third, Ole Miss held a 20-16 lead.

Ole Miss answered with a long drive into LSU territory before Jaxson Dart was intercepted by Zy Alexander in the back of the end zone to kill the drive.

But Garrett Nussmeier gave it right back to the Rebels, throwing a deep ball on first down that was intercepted by the Ole Miss defense.

After a three and out by the Rebels, the Tigers were unable to move the football and punted the ball back to Ole Miss with 6:26 left in the contest.

The Rebels drove 54 yards in seven plays and Caden Davis kicked a 37 yard field goal to put Ole Miss up, 23-16 with 3:14 left on the clock.

Garrett Nussmeier slowly began driving the Tigers down the field, reaching the Ole Miss 23 yard line where they would face a 4th down and five with only 32 seconds left in the game.
Nussmeier hit Aaron Anderson in the end zone for a 23 yard touchdown. Ramos kicked the extra point to tie the game at 23-23 with 27 seconds left. LSU drove 75 yards in 13 plays to tie the ball game, converting two 4th down conversions on the drive.

OVERTIME!!

Ole Miss got the first offensive possession in the opening overtime period heading towards the South End Zone. The LSU defense stood tall holding Ole Miss to a field goal attempt. Cade Davis hit from 57 yards out to give Ole Miss a 26-23 lead with LSU up next for their possession in the first OT frame.

On LSU's first offensive snap of the extra period Garrett Nussmeier fired a rocket into the end zone that Kyren Lacy grabbed for the winning touchdown!

The fans charged the field to celebrate the huge victory with their Fighting Tigers on a night that many will remember for a long time.

What an epic night in Death Valley! The 102,212 LSU fans showed up in force on Saturday night and made Tiger Stadium a special place. It was loud! It was amazing! Incredible job Tiger fans! I'll end it with, Geaux to Hell Ole Miss!

What a classic contest in Death Valley on a beautiful, electric Saturday night.

With the win, the Tigers are now 5-1 overall and 2-0 in SEC play.

Next up, LSU will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas to take on the Razorbacks on Saturday, October, 19. Kickoff is set for 6:00pm CST and will be televised on ESPN.

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