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LSU pounds Jackson, Louisville in Citrus Bowl
The Sports Xchange
Dec 31, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Derrius Guice rushed for a 70-yard touchdown and the No. 20 LSU Tigers defense harassed Heisman winner Lamar Jackson in a 29-9 win over No. 13 Louisville in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium on Saturday.
Guice, who started in place of Leonard Fournette, also had a one-yard touchdown reception. His 70-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave LSU a 23-6 lead to break the game open. Guice finished with 138 yards on 26 carries.
LSU (8-4) scored 16 unanswered points in the second quarter to take control of the game. LSU quarterback Danny Etling completed all three passes on the Tigers' first scoring drive and finished it off with a one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Colin Jeter.
The Tigers took 7:14 off the clock on their second scoring drive of the quarter, going 79 yards in 13 plays. Etling's 39-yard pass to D.J. Chark gave LSU a first down at the Louisville two-yard-line and set up Guice's touchdown catch for a 14-3 lead.
That was all the LSU defense needed, as the Tigers began to turn up the pressure on Jackson. LSU defensive lineman Arden Key sacked Jackson in the end zone for a safety to make the score 16-3.
Louisville (9-4) was able to salvage points after cornerback Zykiesis Cannon intercepted Etling's pass to set up a 47-yard field goal from Blanton Creque to make the halftime score 16-6.
Jackson completed 10-of-27 passes for 153 yards and had 33 rushing yards on 26 carries. He was sacked eight times.
Etling was 16-of-29 for 217 yards and two touchdowns for LSU. Wide receiver Malachi Dupre had seven receptions for 139 yards.
NOTES: Defensive end Arden Key broke the LSU single-season sack record in the third quarter, finishing the season with 12 sacks. ... Derrius Guice went over 100 yards for the sixth time this season. ... Lamar Jackson's 10 completions and 33 rushing yards were season lows. ... Louisville linebackers James Hearns and Henry Famurewa did not play after being injured by gunshot wounds in an off-campus party last month. ... LSU defensive end Tashawn Bowers had three sacks. ... RB Leonard Fournette decided to sit out the bowl game to prepare for the upcoming NFL draft.
Dec 31, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Derrius Guice rushed for a 70-yard touchdown and the No. 20 LSU Tigers defense harassed Heisman winner Lamar Jackson in a 29-9 win over No. 13 Louisville in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium on Saturday.
Guice, who started in place of Leonard Fournette, also had a one-yard touchdown reception. His 70-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave LSU a 23-6 lead to break the game open. Guice finished with 138 yards on 26 carries.
LSU (8-4) scored 16 unanswered points in the second quarter to take control of the game. LSU quarterback Danny Etling completed all three passes on the Tigers' first scoring drive and finished it off with a one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Colin Jeter.
The Tigers took 7:14 off the clock on their second scoring drive of the quarter, going 79 yards in 13 plays. Etling's 39-yard pass to D.J. Chark gave LSU a first down at the Louisville two-yard-line and set up Guice's touchdown catch for a 14-3 lead.
That was all the LSU defense needed, as the Tigers began to turn up the pressure on Jackson. LSU defensive lineman Arden Key sacked Jackson in the end zone for a safety to make the score 16-3.
Louisville (9-4) was able to salvage points after cornerback Zykiesis Cannon intercepted Etling's pass to set up a 47-yard field goal from Blanton Creque to make the halftime score 16-6.
Jackson completed 10-of-27 passes for 153 yards and had 33 rushing yards on 26 carries. He was sacked eight times.
Etling was 16-of-29 for 217 yards and two touchdowns for LSU. Wide receiver Malachi Dupre had seven receptions for 139 yards.
NOTES: Defensive end Arden Key broke the LSU single-season sack record in the third quarter, finishing the season with 12 sacks. ... Derrius Guice went over 100 yards for the sixth time this season. ... Lamar Jackson's 10 completions and 33 rushing yards were season lows. ... Louisville linebackers James Hearns and Henry Famurewa did not play after being injured by gunshot wounds in an off-campus party last month. ... LSU defensive end Tashawn Bowers had three sacks. ... RB Leonard Fournette decided to sit out the bowl game to prepare for the upcoming NFL draft.
