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LSU running back Aaron Thomas scores early in the third quarter on a fourth and goal from the one yard line. The Tigers would go ahead 17-3 and never look back, cruising to a 31-13 win in Morgantown.
Tigers Maul Mountaineers 31-13 in Morgantown
LSU wins battle on line of scrimmage with eight sacks
COACH KC DUANE POST GAME QUOTES
On the game overall…
“Defence bends but doesn’t break in the first quarter. We get three turnovers and can’t put any points on the board because they crushed us on the line of scrimmage but give them credit. There’s a reason why their tackle is an All-American – David Wilson is a great player who showed it today with three sacks. We gave up eight sacks. Simply put, we weren’t good enough.”
On the offence finally getting a major late in the fourth quarter with the backups in the game…
“We should have put Alfredo Morris and the rest of that group in earlier.”
On HB Doug Smith’s being limited to 53 yards on 14 carries...
“We come up with a game plan and we try to adhere to it. I trust our OC (Kory Powell) and we run the plays that we’ve worked on all week. For whatever reason, Smitty’s number didn’t come up too often today.”
On the defense…
“Like I said, three turnovers in the first quarter. We had momentum and then they took it away from us by getting to DeRon on a regular basis. I liked what I saw from Stevie Matich at linebacker at times. I think he had two sacks and Ryan Andrews had 10 tackles, which is not what you want to see from your strong safety. It means that they’re getting to the next level and beyond.”
On the two interceptions each by free safety Yaheem James and cornerback Michael DeAngelis…
“That was one of the few bright spots today. You expect that caliber of play from Yaheem seeing how he’s an All-American but when you see that from a true freshman like Michael it tells you how bright his future is.”
On the fact that the loss will deny him 300 wins at the end of his career this season…
“It would have been nice because it means we would have won the championship. Here’s a newsflash for you. We can still accomplish that goal at 13-1. Our margin of error has been eliminated. I’ve always found that you can still rebound from a loss early in the season and be in the hunt at the end. It’s a lot tougher the other way around.”
| LSU Tigers at West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Sep 13, 2042 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | | #17 LSU (1-1) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 | | #4 WVU (1-1) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Top Performers | | PASS: DeRon Barrett - 19 for 25, 151 yards and 1 touchdown | | RUSH: Doug Smith - 14 carries for 53 yards | | REC: Nikko Jenkins - 3 receptions for 54 yards |
| | Team Stats Comparison | | LSU | WVU | | First Downs | 23 | 17 | | 3rd Down Efficiency | 8-13 | 5-16 | | 4th Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 1-5 | | Total Yards | 408 | 290 | | Passing Yards | 312 | 248 | | Rushing Yards | 96 | 42 | | Penalties-Penalty Yards | 1-5 | 0-0 | | Turnovers | 5 | 1 | | Time of Possession | 19:11 | 27:11 |
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