Georgia Bulldogs UGA logoLSU and Georgia posted double-digit victories this past weekend to remain nestled among the nation’s top-10 teams, but the No. 6 Tigers and No. 9 Bulldogs are hardly without imperfections entering their showdown this week at Sanford Stadium.
The Tigers struck for two quick touchdowns Saturday night against visiting Auburn and led 21-0 at halftime, but they were lackluster for much of the third and fourth quarters before prevailing 35-21. Auburn had a first-and-goal in the final two minutes with a chance to get within a touchdown and an onside kick attempt.
“We have to finish this,” LSU coach Les Miles said after winning his 29th consecutive September game. “Any time that you play a conference opponent and any time that you play a Western Division opponents like Auburn, it’s going to be a competitive game. We took such a strong lead initially, but I just didn’t like how we finished.
“We certainly can play better, and offensively we can run the football and finish the game in a fashion that controls to the end.”
LSU has been fantastic early, outscoring foes 62-3 in the first quarter, but the Tigers have experienced their share of lulls during each of the first four games.