LSU vs UCLA: Tigers upset on the road by the Bruins 38-27

Final recap of the LSU Tigers and UCLA Bruins on Saturday night.

The Tigers start off the second half with their longest run of the day with a seven-yard run by Tyrion Davis-Price. The team seemed poised to run the ball with two more attempts to get a quick first down. However, LSU’s offense would face a third and 10 from the 36-yard line. Max Johnson decided to tuck the ball and run for the first down. On the next play, Johnson threw it right to Caleb Johnson for the interception.

UCLA was set up deep in LSU territory for their first drive of the second half. The Tigers’ defense forced an incompletion on second down that forced the Bruins into a third and seven from the 15-yard line. After a timeout by the home team, Dorian Thompson-Robinson found an open receiver for the touchdown. Chase Cota’s first catch is a 15-yard touchdown to extend UCLA’s lead to 21-10.

Trey Palmer gets back-to-back receptions to get LSU into UCLA territory. The Tigers looking to answer after going down 11 points early in the third quarter. Johnson finds Kayshon Boutte for a 44-yard catch and run for the touchdown.

The biggest issue for the defense in the following drive was the chunk plays. Brittain Brown rushes for 19 yards then Greg Dulcich with another 24 yards to get into field goal range. The Bruins would get stopped on third and six when Thompson-Robinson was stopped by Damone Clark short of the sticks. Nicholas Barr-Mira nailed a 43-yard field goal to extend the Bruins lead to 24-17.

The LSU offense continued trying to run the ball, mixing it in with the pass. Davis-Price not able to put together consistent runs. Facing a third and eight, Johnson finds Boutte once again for another conversion. After another first down reception to Boutte, Johnson set up third and short on a second-down scramble inside the red zone.

Johnson pulled one of the wildest throws to keep the Tigers in short field goal range for Cade York. The Tigers would get within four points once again 24-20.

The third quarter came to a close with UCLA driving. The Bruins just went to the ground game as the fourth quarter opened. Charbonnet busted a long run of 43 yards to get them into Tigers territory. A holding call negated a first-down run and an incompletion forced a third and 14 for UCLA.

Thompson-Robinson once again found Dulcich for the first down, Brittain Brown punches it in. They led at that point 31-20 with 12:28 to play. The Tigers responded with a three and out after Koy Moore couldn’t hold onto the ball for an incompletion.

As the clock started to become a factor, UCLA began to enforce their will in the run game. The Bruins found an open Kyle Phillips and Derek Stingley Jr was unable to bring him down as UCLA extended their lead.

As had been the case all night, Johnson was under constant pressure with no help from his run game. Facing a third and 15, he was able to find Moore to make it fourth and short. Johnson would sneak it for the first down, on the next play he found Boutte for the touchdown on the 45-yard catch and run.

The onside kick attempt was all for not as the UCLA Bruins jumped on the ball. The offense went right back to the ground and pound as a wore out LSU defense tried to stop the offense in the run game. Facing a third and three, Thompson-Robinson used his legs to get the first down and seal the win.

Final Stats

Max Johnson: 26/46 for 330 yards, 3 TDS

Tyrion Davis-Price: 13 carries, 30 yards

Kayshon Boutte: 9 receptions, 148 yards, 3 TDs