LSU comes back to defeat South Carolina, 20-10

BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) — Garrett Nussmeier passed for two touchdowns and the 11th-ranked Tigers overcame three turnovers to defeat the Gamecocks 20-10 on Saturday night.

LSU twice lost the ball right at the South Carolina goal line. The first of Nussmeier’s two interceptions also occurred on the Gamecocks’ side of the field.

LSU rushed for a season-high 168 yards, led by Caden Durham’s 70 yards on 15 carries.

Damian Ramos’ second field goal of the game all but sealed it with 1:46 left, capping a drive that started after LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane had broken up Sellers’ fourth-down pass with 5:43 left.

Sellers passed for 124 yards, took five sacks and was intercepted once. He drove South Carolina (3-3, 1-3) into LSU territory six times, but four of those possessions produced no points. The first ended with a missed field goal, two ended with punts and the last with a turnover on downs.

LSU was on the brink of taking a 10-0 lead early in the second quarter as running back Ju’Juan Johnson fought through tacklers to try to reach the goal line. But defensive tackle Monkell Goodwine dislodged the ball and edge rusher Bryan Thomas Jr. recovered in the end zone.

Three plays later Matt Fuller, who entered the game with 71 yards rushing this season, broke loose for a 72-yard touchdown run to give the Gamecocks a 7-3 lead.

Up next

South Carolina: Hosts Oklahoma next Saturday.

LSU: Visits Vanderbilt next Saturday.

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