No holding Tigers
LSU takes advantage of Tech’s mistakes
ATLANTA – Charles Scott ran for three touchdowns and LSU took advantage of Georgia Tech’s special teams mistakes in a surprisingly easy 38-3 victory win over the Yellow Jackets in the Chick-fil-Bowl on Wednesday night.
LSU outscored the No. 14 Yellow Jackets 28-0 in the second quarter and led 35-3 at halftime. Scott, who had 65 yards rushing, had two touchdowns in the decisive quarter.
A year after winning the national championship, LSU (8-5) lost three of its last four regular-season games but regrouped for its dominant bowl victory.
The biggest special teams plays all fell in LSU’s favor. The Tigers recovered an onside kick and a Georgia Tech fumbled punt return and made a fourth-down stop on the Yellow Jackets’ surprising fake punt from Tech’s 22.
LSU turned the fumbled punt and stop on the fake punt into quick touchdowns while outscoring Georgia Tech 28-0 in the second quarter.
Georgia Tech (9-4) was denied its first 10-win season since 1998.
LSU freshman quarterback Jordan Jefferson, making only his second start, completed 16 of 25 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown. Jefferson added nine carries for 33 yards.
Scott scored on runs of 1, 2 and 4 yards. Backup tailback Keiland Williams added an 18-yard TD run with 1:27 left in the first half.