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Sam Leavitt threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns without an interception, and No. 22 LSU raced to a three-touchdown, first-half lead on its way to a 31-0 victory over injury-depleted, 16th-ranked Mississippi State on Saturday.
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LSU → throw → Saturday
Jackson Harris had six catches for 85 yards and two touchdowns for LSU (5-2, 2-2 SEC) before leaving the game with an apparent lower left leg injury in the third quarter.
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Harris → have → quarter
Playing without dynamic starting quarterback Kamario Taylor and top running back Fluff Bothwell, the Bulldogs (4-2, 2-2 SEC) lost their second straight — each by more than 30 points.
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Bulldogs → play → points
Mississippi State’s offense took the field with quarterback Parker Puckett making his first start.
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Puckett → take → start
He was intercepted once and sacked three times before finishing 16 of 26 for 121 yards.
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He → intercept → yards
Puckett drove the Bulldogs inside the LSU 40 five times, but all five of those drives ended on failed fourth down plays, including once from the Tigers 6-yard line.
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five → drive → line
The victory was methodical and convincing for LSU, which was looking to bounce back from a 35-34 overtime loss at Kentucky the previous week that had caused the Tigers to drop 12 spots in the AP Top 25.
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Tigers → look → Top
It was also LSU’s first shutout of an SEC opponent since winning 45-0 at Mississippi State in 2007 — en route to a national championship.
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It → win → championship
Leavitt played his cleanest game of the season, completing 31 of 38 passes.
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Leavitt → play → passes
He connected with nine different receivers and kept scrambles to a minimum, rushing just 4 times for 11 yards.
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He → connect → yards
LSU leading rusher Dilin Jones highlighted his 18-carry, 84-yard day with a 21-yard, tackle-breaking run during which his helmet was dislodged.
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helmet → highlight → which
LSU outgained MSU in total yards 379 to 291, converting eight of 13 third downs, as well as its only fourth down attempt during a first-half touchdown drive.
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LSU → outgaine → drive
Kolin Wilson rushed for 75 yards for Mississippi State, which outgained LSU on the ground, 170 yards to 90.
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which → rush → 90
The absences of Taylor or Bothwell were big ones for the Bulldogs’ offense, which was seven of 15 on third downs and drove inside the LSU 20 only once.
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which → drive → 20
Puckett showed potential, but only sporadically.
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Puckett → show → potential
His best play was a 33-yard gain on a designed run.
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play → design → run
His longest completion went for 22 yards to Sanfrisco Magee.
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completion → go → Magee
Top edge rusher Princewill Umanmielen left the game with an apparent head injury in the first half, but paced around the bench area after being examined. ...
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Umanmielen → leave → area
Meanwhile, Leavitt finally made it through an entire game without throwing an interception.
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Leavitt → make → interception
Entering Saturday, he’d thrown eight interceptions and was the only QB in the Football Bowl Subdivision who’d been intercepted in each of his team’s games this season.
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who → enter → games
Up next
Mississippi State: hosts Oklahoma next Saturday.
LSU: visits Auburn next Saturday.
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LSU → host → Auburn
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