GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: VIRGINIA TECH at LSU

NCAAF: VIRGINIA TECH at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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VIRGINIA TECH (9) 0 0 7 0 7
LSU (2) 14 10 10 14 48 FINAL

LSU-TD, J Hester 3 YD RUN (C David KICK) 4:14 1st Qtr
LSU-TD, M Flynn 7 YD RUN (C David KICK) 9:06 1st Qtr
LSU-FG, C David 31 YD 0:05 2nd Qtr
LSU-TD, K Williams 67 YD RUN (C David KICK) 3:05 2nd
Qtr
LSU-FG, C David 28 YD 6:30 3rd Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, T Taylor 1 YD RUN (J Dunlevy KICK) 10:22 3rd
Qtr
LSU-TD, E Doucet 34 YD PASS FROM R Perrilloux (C
David KICK) 13:24 3rd Qtr
LSU-TD, K Williams 32 YD RUN (C David KICK) 5:31 4th
Qtr
LSU-TD, T Toliver 28 YD PASS FROM R Perrilloux (C
David KICK) 11:42 4th Qtr


VIRGINIA TECH LSU
First downs 11 28
Rushed-yards 28-71 41-297
Passing yards 78 301
Sacked-yards lost 2-2 3-22
Return yards -1 11
Passes 9-29-1 22-32-0
Punts 8-40.1 3-44.7
Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-yards 7-65 7-62
Time of possession 25:27 34:33


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: VIRGINIA TECH-Tyrod Taylor 9-44, Branden Ore 14-28, Sean
Glennon 2-2, Kenny Lewis Jr. 1-1, Carlton Weatherford 1-0, Eddie Royal
1-MINUS 4. LSU-Keiland Williams 7-126, Jacob Hester 12-81, Trindon
Holliday 4-32, Charles Scott 4-24, Ryan Perrilloux 4-21, Matt Flynn
7-12, Richard Murphy 2-2, - Team 1-MINUS 1.

PASSING: VIRGINIA TECH-Tyrod Taylor 7-18-62- 0, Sean Glennon 2-10-16-
1, Eddie Royal 0-1-0- 0. LSU-Matt Flynn 17-27-217- 0. Ryan Perrilloux
5-5-84- 0.

RECEIVING: VIRGINIA TECH-Branden Ore 2-24, Josh Morgan 4-20, Chris
Drager 1-14, Justin Harper 1-11, Ike Whitaker 1-9. LSU-Brandon LaFell
7-125, Early Doucet 6-75, Jacob Hester 1-28, Terrance Toliver 1-28,
Demetrius Byrd 2-22, Charles Scott 1-11, Keiland Williams 2-10,
Trindon Holliday 1-3, Jared Mitchell 1-MINUS 1.


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BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Ticker) -- It did not look like amatchup between top 10 teams.


Second-ranked Louisiana State collected 297 rushing yards enroute to a dominating 48-7 victory over No. 9 Virginia Tech.

Keiland Williams rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on justseven carries. The sophomore running back broke a spectacular67-yard touchdown run in the second quarter as LSU (2-0, 1-0 SECWest) took a 24-0 advantage into the half.


"I didn't think Matt was going to pitch to me," Williams said ofhis TD run. "There was a guy between him and me. I wasn'texpecting the pitch, but I got it and started doing somethingwith it. After the play on the sideline, I wondered why Ijumped (over a teammate). But I did and just took off afterthat."


"Don't make too much of this," LSU coach Les Miles said. "It'sall about what we've got to do in the future."


Williams struck again in the fourth quarter, taking a 32-yardcarry into the end zone to give the Tigers a 41-7 lead with 9:29remaining.


"It's kind of hard to say we expected this," Williams said."But the coaches did a great job preparing for Virginia Tech.We were confident that if we executed, we had a great chance towin."


Jacob Hester rushed for 81 yards on 12 carries and gave LSU anearly 7-0 advantage with a 3-yard touchdown score. Freshmanspeedster Trindon Holliday added 33 rushing yards on just fourcarries.


LSU starting quarterback Matt Flynn completed 17-of-27 passesfor 217 yards before being relieved by Ryan Perrilloux, whotossed two touchdowns.


"Matt Flynn had a really good game, managing the game andshowing leadership that we need from that position," Miles said.

Brandon LaFell was the favorite target, hauling in sevenreceptions for 125 yards. Early Doucet, who made six catchesfor 74 yards, had a 34-yard touchdown reception in the thirdquarter to seal the game and give LSU a 34-7 lead.

"We went out today and played confident," LaFell said. "Don'tlet the score fool you. (Virginia Tech) played every down.When you have a guy like Early Doucet get doubled-team, that'sgoing to give me some opportunities."


Virginia Tech (1-1) was completely shut down by the LSU defense,managing just 149 total yards. Starting quarterback SeanGlennon was held to just 2-of-10 passing for 16 yards and oneinterception.


"We took it personal," defensive tackle Glen Dorsey said. "Wewanted to show the nation what we were all about. Our defensedominated, and our offense dominated too. We were anxious toshow the world what LSU was about."


"Our defense played really well from start to finish," Milessaid. "Defensively, it's the same thing every week - speed tothe ball, preparation, attention to details. Our helmets wereall around the football."


Freshman Tyrod Taylor saw his first action and provided someoffensive explosiveness but it was not close to enough. Taylorpassed for 60 yards and rushed for 42.


The Tigers registered 598 total yards, which is the most theHokies have surrendered since their 2002 meeting with Syracuse.

LSU safety Craig Steltz, who made three interceptions last week,came away with another pick in this one and a sack.