TIGERMARK'S GAME TAKES AGAINST LOUISIANA TECH

Photo By: Jonathan Mailhes

Da Boot Sports
9/7/2025
By: Mark Hawkins


   BATON ROUGE, LA - On a warm September afternoon, LSU took the field in a nearly sold out Tiger Stadium. As the band played, the fans jumped to their feet with excitement about the Tiger's home opener against Tech, moments away from opening kickoff, anticipating what kind of show the Tigers were about to put on.

   After last week’s performance against Clemson, we were locked in and ready for a show of offensive explosion, but in the words of the great Lee Corso, "Not so fast my friend!"  La Tech Head Coach Sonny Cumbie and a determined bunch of Bulldogs from Ruston would have a lot to say about it.

   Tech's defense stymied LSU and Garrett Nussmeier all night, coming at LSU's offensive-line and Nussmeier with all types of looks and blitz packages.

   LSU opened the game with a nice drive only to have it end with a Nussmeier interception after he badly under threw a wide open Barion Brown. 

   For most of the night the LSU offense, along with Nussmeier struggled.  Nussmeier, a potentially Heisman Trophy candidate, looked to be off tonight, a step or two behind on his throws.

   LSU inability to run the ball against a tough Tech defensive front made it harder to set up pass plays, because most of the time LSU was in passing situations and Tech knew it and was able to make the adjustments on passing downs.

   Despite the lackluster offensive performance, the Tigers were able to muster up enough offense and take care of the Bulldogs by a final score of 23-7.

   Nussmeier finished the night 26/41 for 237 yards with 1 interception and 1 touchdown. Nuss was also sacked three times.

   Newcomer Barion Brown lead the Tigers in receiving with eight catches for 94 yards.

   LSU struggled to run the ball all night. After a nice performance against Clemson, the run game took a few steps back. LSU's only success running tonight was on sweep plays by wide receivers but nothing up the middle was open all night.

   Losing Braelin Moore to injury didn’t help, but there were flashes of hope as 5-star, true freshman running back Harlem Berry broke loose on a 43 yd run. Berry ended up being the Tigers leading rusher on the night, finishing with 56 yards on six carries.

   LSU fans and coaches hoped to avoid any injuries this game, but unfortunately the Tigers lost Trey'Dez Green and Braelin Moore to injury. Hopefully it’s nothing serious and they can return soon. Both players will have MRI's done on Monday to see how serious the injuries are.

   The Tigers' defense looked good again tonight and didn’t let the fans down, as they held La Tech to 154 yds of total offense.

   The defense was led by West Weeks, who had ten tackles and Davhon Keys, nine tackles. It was another solid performance, the only blemish came on a busted coverage on a 4th down that allowed Tech there only points of the night.

   LSU's win tonight was sloppy to say the least, but I believe in Coach Kelly and what he’s building at our great university. It's not all on the coaching, the players have to execute and I think they will move forward. It starts in practice this week in preparation for Florida coming to town next Saturday. 

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LSU vs. Louisiana Tech Game Highlights Below

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