Here we go again with another chapter in the zany Auburn-LSU series going back many years with so many strange unpredictable games. Coach Harsin is under serious fire and speaking of fire is not expected to be retained. Auburn is a 7 point underdog at home. Every picker in the country is picking LSU and rightly so. The game is on ESPN in the 6 pm slot.
FIRST QUARTER
Auburn receives with Robby Ashford at QB and the freshman Grenier the backup.
On the kickoff Auburn receiving an LSU player has to be carted off the field.
First play injury. Slow start to this game.
Auburn comes out playing fast.
First down the AU 45. Now dropping the fast play.
On third and 8 from the Auburn 47 Ashford scrambles and throws the 53 TD pass to a wide-open Ja-Varrius Johnson. The Tigers throws the first punch.
Auburn 7 LSU 0
LSU goes three and out with 3 incomplete passes.
Auburn has come out throwing.
Three and out for the Tigers.
The punt rolls dead at the LSU 25. A clock in the back moves the ball back.
LSU is playing fast.
We give up a third nd 7 to get LSU just across midfield.
LSU punts from our 44.
Auburn is punting from our 30 after one first down. Our offense continues to be inconsistent. LSU starts on their 25.
Sack on third and 11. LSU is three and out.
The LSU punt rolls dead on the one. We have faced this yr some awfully tough punting.
There is a clutch third completion to JJ to the 25.
The first quarter is history.
7-0 Auburn
SECOND QUARTER
Good first quarter start but we've done this before before fading.
First play of the quarter a long completion to the LSU 18.
Next play pass to the end zone to wide open receiver Camden Brown.
Auburn has come out slinging the ball down the field.
Auburn 14 LSU 0
LSU is three and out again.
JJ returns the punt across our 40.
First down to the LSU 49.
Completion to the LSU 18 but immediately back five yards on the next snap.
We move to third and four with a timeout.
We move to 4th and 4 for the FG attempt.
Auburn 17 LSU 0
9:38 left
LSU is out to their 40.
LSU moves to fourth and six. The punt is caught on the 15 but LSU is flagged for interfering with the fair catch.
Disaster strikes as it usually does at some point in this series. Ashford is stripped of the ball before he can get the pass off and it is ruled a fumble. An LSU defender scoops and scores.
Auburn 17 LSU 7
Auburn is first and 10 just across midfield.
Auburn is on the LSU 24 first down.
Now we face third and nine.
We move to fourth down.
The 40 yarder is just wide right. Carlson is not having a good year. 1:56 left.
We stop them on third and 10 but sure as the world the refs bail LSU out with a penalty on us.
LSU moves to midfield.
LSU moves to third and 6 just across midfield.
LSU moves to first and goal with 33 seconds left with a completion to a wide-open receiver.
With 18 seconds left at the one yd line line their QB fakes to the
RB and scoots in on the right side.
Auburn 17 LSU 14
THIRD QUARTER
LSU starts three and out. Auburn starts on the 33.
The Tigers are three and out just short of the first down though there was a penalty on us.
We sure needed a drive there.
LSU fair catches at their 9.
LSU seems to be starting a drive. I have a feeling that if they score that will be it.
LSU moves to 4th and 4 on our 47. Auburn ball but what can we do with it?
The Tigers convert third and 25.
We have an open receiver on almost every play if the pass is accurate and caught.
We mover to fourth and 10. We for it rather than a long FG attempt but the pass is incomplete.
LSU picks up a quick first down to our 45.
First down LSU to our 35. to our 20.
Touchdown run from the 20 on missed tackles.
Auburn 17 LSU 24
Okay either our offense responds right here or this game is over.
Good passing first down from the 25 first play on this possession.
Quickly into LSU territory.
As the quarter winds down we move to fourth down. We go for it and fortunately there is a penalty on LSU. First down run as the quarter ends Auburn driving.
FOURTH QUARTTER
The Tigers convert a 4th and one inside the ten.
Bad play on first down.
On second and goal handoff to a receiver who floats an interception inside the LSU five. Personal foul on LSU but still their ball. Only in the LSU game would something like this happen. The offense cannot close the deal.
11:58 left.
10 minutes left with Georgia punting from their end and we get the ball back around midfield.
The offense no can go and we are punting on 4th and 13 with 8:19 left. LSU on their 14. We are certainly down to cases.
We force a punt but JJ clearly muffs the punt---it goes fight thru him. That's that with five minutes to but on the next play their RB fumbles and we recover but a long way to go to win this game from our 32
Big run on first down from Bigsby across midfield. First down on the 35 with 3 minutes left. Minimal gain from Bigsby. On second down Ashford throws the interception as it looks like their defender took the ball away from receiver with 2:18 left. LSU will win.
The strain shows on Harsin's face on TV.
FINAL SCORE
24-17 LSU
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