In its regular-season finale, LSU football hosts Oklahoma on Saturday for a primetime game.
The Sooners come in high off an upset 21-point victory over No. 7 Alabama and a 6-5 record, qualifying for a bowl game.
The last time LSU and Oklahoma faced off came in the 2019 College Football Playoff semifinal, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
In a game that featured two of the NFL’s best quarterbacks and several high-profile skill players, the Tigers blew out the Sooners 63-28 en route to winning the national championship under head coach [autotag]Ed Orgeron[/autotag].
[autotag]Joe Burrow[/autotag] led LSU with seven touchdowns and 493 receiving yards. He finished as the third-leading rusher with 21 yards behind Chris Curry (16 carries for 90 yards) and Tyrion Davis-Price (four carries for 25 yards).
[autotag]Justin Jefferson[/autotag] totaled four touchdowns and 227 receiving yards. [autotag]Terrace Marshall Jr[/autotag]. (80 receiving yards) hauled in two touchdowns and [autotag]Thaddeus Moss[/autotag] (99 receiving yards) found the end zone once. [autotag]Ja’Marr Chase[/autotag] finished with 39 yards as each of the Tigers’ top four receivers caught a pass of 30+ yards.
The Sooners, quarterbacked by Jalen Hurts, scored on four runs. Running backs Kennedy Brooks and TJ Pledger each totaled one score while Hurts used his legs twice for two touchdowns.
Hurts finished with 217 yards through the air and 43 yards on the ground. He threw one interception and connected with CeeDee Lamb for 119 yards.