Should Washington think of their football game vs LSU as a win despite the score?
SEATTLE — Riding a wave of emotion and the splendid play of quarterback Jake Locker, the unranked Washington Huskies gave No. 11 LSU all it could handle Saturday night before succumbing 31-23. Were it not for the combination of LSU sophomore quarterback Jordan Jefferson and junior wide receiver Terrance Toliver, who hooked up on two huge touchdowns and then another long gainer on the Tigers’ late fourth-quarter drive that iced the game, the outcome might actually have been in doubt. The surprisingly tough game for LSU came against an opponent in the midst of what is now a 15-game losing streak. The game was much closer than the score and not truly settled until Jefferson hit a wide open Brandon LaFell in the end zone with 1:54 left. Despite the margin, it was in some ways an inauspicious start for an LSU team looking to show last year’s 8-5 record was an aberration and that the program was ready to resume the perch atop the elite college ranks it had occupied from 2003 to 2007. Instea
The era of defensive coordinator John Chavis at LSU got off to a rocky start Saturday night at Washington, though the Tigers eventually escaped with a 31-23 win. Chavis’ reign over the revamped LSU defense started when Washington began the game’s first possession at its 15-yard line. A few minutes later, Washington had moved 85 yards in 10 plays and scored a touchdown. The Tigers gave up 478 yards to Washington, a team with a first-year head coach in Steve Sarkisian and a team that has now lost 15 straight games. The Tigers created two turnovers, including one interception for a touchdown by middle linebacker Jacob Cutrera. The key play of the telling opening drives was a 51-yard pass from Huskies quarterback Jake Locker to backup tailback Johri Fogerson on third-and-12, a bad omen for an LSU defense that had trouble stopping Washington on third down all night. Sources: http://www.nol
