GAME THREAD: NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA (3-0) at LSU (3-0)

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 7
LSU (2) 28 8:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 7
LSU (2) 28 7:48 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG SOUTH CAROLINA
RYAN SUCCOP 23 YD

SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 10
LSU (2) 28 7:44 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 10
LSU (2) 28 5:09 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 10
LSU (2) 28 4:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 10
LSU (2) 28 4:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 10
LSU (2) 28 3:36 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 10
LSU (2) 28 3:33 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 10
LSU (2) 28 2:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD SOUTH CAROLINA
KENNY MCKINLEY 1 YD PASS FROM CHRIS SMELLEY
(TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED)

SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 16
LSU (2) 28 1:41 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 16
LSU (2) 28 1:06 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 16
LSU (2) 28 0:43 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 16
LSU (2) 28 0:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 16
LSU (2) 28 0:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 16
LSU (2) 28 0:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 7 0 0 9 16
LSU (2) 7 14 7 0 28 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, MIKE DAVIS 1 YD RUN (RYAN
SUCCOP KICK), 12:14. SOUTH
CAROLINA 7-0
LSU - TD, TRINDON HOLLIDAY 33 YD RUN
(COLT DAVID KICK), 13:44.
SOUTH CAROLINA 7-7
2ND QUARTER: LSU - TD, RICHARD DICKSON 1 YD PASS FROM
MATT FLYNN (COLT DAVID KICK),
2:47. LSU 14-7
LSU - TD, COLT DAVID 15 YD RUN (COLT
DAVID KICK), 13:50. LSU 21-7
3RD QUARTER: LSU - TD, JACOB HESTER 9 YD RUN (COLT
DAVID KICK), 8:58. LSU 28-7
4TH QUARTER: SOUTH CAROLINA - FG, RYAN SUCCOP 23 YD, 7:16. LSU
28-10
SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, KENNY MCKINLEY 1 YD PASS FROM
CHRIS SMELLEY (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED), 13:19. LSU
28-16</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 16
LSU (2) 28 FINAL</div>

 

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Ticker) -- Jacob Hester and LouisianaState passed the first of several tests in the SoutheasternConference.


Hester paced a balanced ground attack and the second-rankedTigers dominated the first three quarters en route to a 28-16victory over No. 12 South Carolina on Saturday.


It was the 11th straight victory and the 16th consecutive homewin for LSU (4-0, 2-0 SEC West), which won the final seven gamesof the 2006 campaign.


Saturday's contest was billed as a possible thriller between twoof the top defensive teams in the SEC. But LSU pounded out 287rushing yards to improve to 15-2-1 all-time against SouthCarolina.


Hester was the catalyst for the Tigers' running game, grindingout 84 yards and a TD on 17 carries. Wide receiver TrindonHolliday and backup quarterback Ryan Perrilloux also made bigcontributions on the ground, collecting 74 yards and 62 yards,respectively.


The Tigers' overwhelming running game overshadowed a poorperformance by Matt Flynn, who completed just 8-of-20 passes for70 yards and an interception.


However, LSU's defense also answered the call, limiting theGamecocks (3-1, 1-1 East) to just 16 yards on the ground.

It was an excellent all-around performance for a Tigers squadwhich has upcoming games against ranked conference foes Florida,Kentucky and Alabama on its schedule.


South Carolina struck first when Mike Davis plunged into the endzone from a yard out to open the scoring with 2:46 left in theopening quarter.


But it was all LSU from there, as Holliday raced for a 33-yardtouchdown run to forge a 7-7 tie just 90 seconds later. TheTigers took the lead for good with 12:13 left in the first halfwhen Flynn found tight end Richard Dixon for a one-yard score tomake it 14-7.


LSU used some trickery to double its advantage right beforehalftime. With placekicker Colt David lined up for a 32-yardfield goal, Flynn received the snap as the holder.

In a perfectly executed play, Flynn flipped the ball over hisright shoulder to David, who scampered untouched for a 15-yardTD to make it 21-7 with 1:10 left in the first half.

Hester closed out the scoring for LSU nine minutes into thethird quarter with a nine-yard TD run to make it 28-7.

After closing within 28-10 on Ryan Succop's 23-yard field goalwith 7:44 to play, South Carolina made things interesting whenChris Smelley found Kenny McKinley for a one-yard TD pass.

However, the Gamecocks failed to convert the ensuing two-pointconversion, keeping their deficit at 28-16.

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 16
LSU (2) 28 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SOUTH CAROLINA (12) 7 0 0 9 16
LSU (2) 7 14 7 0 28 FINAL

SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, M Davis 1 YD RUN (R Succop KICK) 12:14 1st
Qtr
LSU-TD, T Holliday 33 YD RUN (C David KICK) 13:44 1st
Qtr
LSU-TD, R Dickson 1 YD PASS FROM M Flynn (C David
KICK) 2:47 2nd Qtr
LSU-TD, C David 15 YD RUN (C David KICK) 13:50 2nd
Qtr
LSU-TD, J Hester 9 YD RUN (C David KICK) 8:58 3rd Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-FG, R Succop 23 YD 7:16 4th Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, K McKinley 1 YD PASS FROM C Smelley
(TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED) 13:19 4th Qtr


SOUTH CAROLINA LSU
First downs 16 19
Rushed-yards 27-17 50-290
Passing yards 244 70
Sacked-yards lost 3-26 1-6
Return yards 19 9
Passes 19-42-2 8-20-1
Punts 5-44.8 7-38.1
Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-0
Penalties-yards 2-20 5-39
Time of possession 27:09 32:51


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: SOUTH CAROLINA-Cory Boyd 18-17, Kenny McKinley 2-16, Mike
Davis 4-10, Chris Smelley 1-MINUS 7, Blake Mitchell 2-MINUS 19.
LSU-Jacob Hester 17-88, Trindon Holliday 6-73, Ryan Perrilloux 8-59,
Keiland Williams 7-33, Colt David 1-15, Richard Murphy 3-15, Charles
Scott 1-7, Matt Flynn 4-6, - Team 3-MINUS 6.

PASSING: SOUTH CAROLINA-Chris Smelley 12-26-174- 1, Blake Mitchell
7-16-70- 1. LSU-Matt Flynn 8-19-70- 1. Ryan Perrilloux 0-1-0- 0.

RECEIVING: SOUTH CAROLINA-Mike Davis 3-77, Cory Boyd 4-66, Weslye
Saunders 4-32, Moe Brown 1-27, Kenny McKinley 6-25, Jared Cook 1-17.
LSU-Richard Dickson 4-39, Brandon LaFell 2-16, Quinn Johnson 1-9,
Jared Mitchell 1-6.


Att: 92,530</div>