No. 13 LSU clips No. 9 Ole Miss in OT thriller

Garrett Nussmeier threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Kyren Lacy on the second possession of overtime to give No. 13 LSU a 29-26 victory over No. 9 Ole Miss on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.Nussmeier, who passed for 337 yards, threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Anderson with 27 seconds left in the fourth quarter to force overtime.The Rebels (5-2, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) committed two penalties on the first possession of overtime before Caden Davis kicked a 57-yard field goal, giving the Tigers (5-1, 2-0) an opportunity to take their first lead of the game.Jaxson Dart passed for 284 yards, a touchdown and a pick, Tre Harris caught seven passes for 102 yards and a score and Cayden Lee had nine catches for 132 yards for Ole Miss.Nussmeier converted a fourth-and-6 from the Tigers 29 with a 14-yard completion to Mason Taylor with two minutes remaining in regulation. Nussmeier and Taylor connected again for completions of 19 and 10 yards before the game-tying touchdown.Davis’ 35-yard field goal with 4:41 to go in the third quarter pushed the Rebels’ lead to 20-13 before Damian Ramos made a 41-yarder to get LSU within 20-16 by the end of the period. A 37-yard field goal by Davis increased the Ole Miss lead to 23-16 with 3:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.

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