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Live Gameday Updates/Thread: LSU Football at No. 6 Florida

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Live Gameday Updates/Thread: LSU Football at No. 6 Florida
Live Gameday Updates/Thread: LSU Football at No. 6 Florida

Fourth Quarter

Kayshon Boutte drops a perfect pass from Johnson and it's third down. Boutte gets LSU a first down on a pass interference call on Florida.

Max Johnson with the throw of the night, an absolute dime to Boutte inside the Florida 10-yard line. Pickup of 41 yards from true freshman to true freshman.

Kevontre Bradford picks up his first career touchdown in a clutch moment Great play call and execution as the Tigers take a 34-31 lead.

LSU defense follows up with a three-and-out. With fog on the field, Tigers likely will rely on the run game more down the stretch. 

Fog getting heavier. Whoever can push the chains on the ground will have the advantage these final 10+ minutes

Max Johnson-Jaray Jenkins for 32 yards and LSU is in Florida territory .

Promising start to the drive but it stalls and LSU will punt. Possibly Von Rosenberg's biggest punt of the season. And he lays it down beautifully. Boutte downs it inside the one 


Florida will have to go 99 yards. Trask and the Florida offense struggling with this fog. Two errant throws and a missed deep shot forces a three-and-out 

That's three straight three and outs from the Florida offense. LSU starts on its own side of the 50-yard line.

Kedarius Toney gets Florida to the LSU 39 on back-to-back big plays and it's followed by another big play to Copeland down to the LSU 10-yard line. 

Intentional grounding call on Trask and Florida faces a third and goal from the 13-yard line. Gators will be forced to kick a field goal. 

LSU defense comes through in the redzone once again. Florida ties it with a field goal . 2:51 to go and Max Johnson gets a career opportunity here

Scoring Update: LSU 34, Florida 34

Johnson goes high for Koy Moore on first down, incomplete. Unsportsmanlike conduct on Florida gives LSU 15 yards and a first down.

Third Quarter

Half: LSU 24, Florida 17 LSU defense forces three first-half turnovers and get the ball to start the second-half Long from over but couldn't have asked for a better start. 

Max Johnson goes for 122 yards and two touchdowns in that opening half. Kayshon Boutte with a 45-yard touchdown

LSU opens with back-to-back runs to Tyrion Davis-Price for a first down. LSU leaning on Davis-Price on this first drive. Four runs, two first downs for the freshman running back 


Max Johnson just took a shot and he throws an absolute bullet to Jaray Jenkins for a first down.

LSU has learned its lesson on those 3rd/4th-and-1. The sneak is undefeated. Tigers in the Gator redzone.

Chris Curry down to the 1. Third and goal for the Tigers and LSU calls timeout. 

LSU's offensive line has stepped it up this week. On this drive alone, pushing Florida back to open up nice holes for Tyrion Davis-Price. Still need to finish this drive off...

LSU slapped with a holding call. Tigers will now face a third and goal from the 11-yard line . Curry got in the endzone but called back. Chasen Hines hurt on the play.

Tigers will settle for a field goal after a dropped pass from Bradford. York drills it and LSU goes up double digits.

Scoring Update: LSU 27, Florida 17

Kyle Trask and Florida come out firing and converts with Toney inside the 10-yard line two plays in. 

Missed tackles set Gators up inside the one-yard line but Gators within striking distance. Trask with his second rushing touchdown of the game and Florida goes down and scores quick. 

Scoring Update: LSU 27, Florida 24

Tyrion Davis-Price in the locker room and now Austin Deculus is down. Tigers getting bit with the injury bug again. 

With Chasen Hines and Austin Deculus out, Florida brings pressure and sacks Johnson on third down.  

Another explosive play for Florida. Second one of the half and Florida is at the LSU 35-yard line 


Florida back on top. Two dominant drives in the second-half. Nine plays, two touchdowns for Florida in this second half on drives of 75 and 81 yards

Scoring Update: Florida 31, LSU 27

Love the effort from Max Johnson but man that was a big ole hit. LSU goes three-and-out for a second consecutive drive. 

LSU defense gets an ever important stop. Cox brings the pressure and Florida is forced to punt.

Chris Curry rumbles for a first down and Kole Taylor has two catches on this drive as the third down winds down.

Second Quarter

End 1: LSU 7, Florida 7 A lot of positives on both sides of the ball from the Tigers in that opening 15 minutes. Time of possession nearly identical.

A 39-yard run is the third explosive play allowed by the defense tonight. 

Elias Ricks pick six on Heisman frontrunner Kyle Trask LSU freshman defensive back with the play of the year 


Scoring Update: LSU 14, Florida 7

Couldn't have asked for better effort or start from LSU with all of the losses and negative headlines from this week . Long way to go but the Tigers have come to play.

Jaquelin Roy now with a big sack on Kyle Trask for a loss of 11. All of the true freshmen showing a little something tonight 

Is that another pick??? Wow what a play on the deflection for Jay Ward. His knees might've established position. One of the whackiest plays you'll see. 

After review, play stands. Back-to-back picks on Trask and LSU gets another redzone stop on the interception.

LSU offense goes three-and-out on offense, can't capitalize on the Ward interception.

Tackle for a loss by Damone Clark but Trask finds an open man on zone coverage. Gators inside the LSU 20-yard line once more.

Trask finding a rhythm on this drive and Florida is inside the LSU five-yard line. Some great touch passes. 

Game changing interceptions, redzone stops and inspired play from this defense in the first half. Really impressive from the young secondary

And LSU holds in the redzone once again. Cox comes right at Trask and he has to throw it away.

Scoring Update: Florida 14, LSU 10

LSU offense needs to get going again, have been on the bench most of this quarter Facing a 3rd-and-8 and Johnson brought down for a short gain. Three-and-out for the offense. 


Defense showing up but for how much longer with it being on the field this much? Nice play by Damone Clark on that wheel route to punch it out after being beat 

Kadarius Toney is such an explosive athlete. In one-on-one, you're not gonna have much of a chance. Looks like Jay Ward is cramping up. 


LSU has surrendered 325 yards of offense in this first half and 7.74 yards per play . Tigers keep coming through in the redzone and timely interceptions are the story

Kyle Trask connects with Copeland for a 19-yard touchdown . Gators retake the lead. LSU's offense couldn't ask defense to hold all night and the Tigers trail 17-14.

Scoring Update: Florida 17, LSU 14

There's Kayshon Boutte with his second catch. First down No. 1 of the second quarter. Follows it up with another nice in route to the 45-yard line.

Max Johnson sneaks it on third-and-1. Kayshon Boutte down the field untouched for a big touchdown for the Tigers before the half. Just a busted coverage and Johnson sees it. 

Scoring Update: LSU 21, Florida 17

Florida fumble and LSU picks it up. Tigers might have a shot at the endzone and then a field goal. 

One shot to the endzone and a field goal. Florida calls timeout.  

First Quarter

LSU has won the toss and will defer to the second half. Kyle Trask and the Florida offense on the field first. 

First play pass breakup from Elias Ricks. Cordale Flott beat on the very next play for 43 yards.

Gators convert on a third-and-1 and is inside the LSU 10-yard line on the first drive of the game. Eli Ricks has made a few nice plays on this opening drive. 

JaCoby Stevens bats the third down pass in the air and the Florida offense settles for a field goal. An offsides penalty on LSU inches Florida closet and Florida will go for the touchdown.

Big stop by the LSU defense as Florida goes aggressive early and can't convert on fourth down. JaCoby Stevens comes up with the huge tackle. Max Johnson and the offense next up.

Johnson backed up at his own one-yard line and the LSU offense goes three-and-out on the first drive. Took a shot to Jaray Jenkins but overthrew him. 

Big hit from Cordale Flott but more bad news for LSU, Elias Ricks is down. With Ricks down temporarily, looks like freshman Dwight McGlothern trotted out on the field. 


And now Cordale Flott has been ejected for targeting. Jontre Kirklin might have to play both sides of the ball tonight the way this is going.

To lose two starters at cornerback against arguably the quarterback in the country on a single play is the epitome of how this season has gone for LSU. Yet the secondary is holding down by the goal line. Florida faces a third-and-goal after a timeout

Kyle Trask punches it in from the one. Touchdown Florida, his first rushing touchdown of the season.

Scoring Update: Florida 7, LSU 0

A little QB rollout from Johnson picks up a first down on the longest play of the game . A couple of designed runs for LSU freshman and the Tigers are on the Florida side of the 50-yard line. 26 yards on the ground for Johnson.

Back-to-back completions to Koy Moore and LSU is inside the Florida redzone. Johnson leading a really nice job on this drive

Max Johnson providing a nice punch and caps off a stellar drive with a great touch pass to Jenkins for a touchdown Tigers tie it up 7-7 

Scoring Update: LSU 7, Florida 7

Elias Ricks is back in the game at cornerback.

Elias Ricks back in the game and LSU's defense gets another big stop . Jabril Cox stuffs an end around to Toney and defense forces a three-and-out. Two stops in three drives for the LSU defense, including a goal line stand. 

Max Johnson doing a nice job of making the quick reads. Sees a blitz and delivers a strike to Jontre Kirklin . Short of the first down but it was another solid drive from the freshman

Pregame

The big pregame news out of Baton Rouge is that linebacker Micah Baskerville did not make the trip and will not play against the Gators on Saturday. Baskerville was fourth on the team in tackles this season and had stepped into a starting roll with the team.

The news was first reported by 104.5 ESPN radio host Jordy Culotta.

LSU will now be left with Jabril Cox, Damone Clark and Josh White as its three linebackers. Expect a heavy dose of Cox and potentially Clark in coverage of Gators’ star tight end Kyle Pitts. It’s not known why Baskerville didn’t make the trip to Gainesville.

“When he first came here, was having a good year. As a freshman, showed us that he can key and diagnose,” Orgeron said of Baskerville after the Arkansas win. “He fits in well in (defensive coordinator Bo) Pelini's scheme. He gets to the football. He's a tremendous young man."


LSU will also be without receiver Racey McMath who continues to battle through a hamstring injury. 


The Tigers will be starting Max Johnson in all likelihood according to coach Ed Orgeron’s comments on Thursday. Johnson took most of the first-team reps in practice.

LSU’s captains for tonight’s game will be Jabril Cox, JaCoby Stevens, Chris Curry, Austin Deculus and Zach Von Rosenberg.

There is plenty LSU can learn from a game like tonight, including about individual players who can be relied on for the future. Can Kayshon Boutte have a repeat performance from last week's eight catch, 111-yard performance? How about a young defensive back like Elias Ricks or Cordale Flott slowing down receiver Kedarius Toney?

Max Johnson will indeed get the start at quarterback tonight. Orgeron said it was leaning that way on Thursday.

According to Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger, the Tigers will be playing with just 54 scholarship players against Florida tonight, including four linebackers. 

Brooks Kubena of The Advocate is reporting that Joseph Evans, Charles Turner and Anthony Bradford didn't make the trip to Gainesville either. So some depleted offensive line depth for the Tigers.

Derek Stingley not warming up in pregame. Orgeron said earlier this week that Stingley suffered a minor injury against Alabama but that he would practice and be "good to go" against Florida. May just be some maintenance to keep him fresh.

Some news from the Florida sidelines: Kyle Pitts was scratched due to an injury sustained last week. Obviously a big loss for the Gators but the Tigers have some significant outs as well

On the LSU sidelines, the Tigers will be without Derek Stingley tonight after trying to give it a go in pregame warmups.

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Glen West
GLEN WEST

Glen West has been a beat reporter covering LSU football, basketball and baseball since 2017. West has written for the Daily Reveille, Rivals and the Advocate as a stringer covering prep sports as well. He's easy to pick out from a crowd as well, standing 6-foot-10 with a killer jump shot. 

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