No. 8 LSU rides balanced offense in rout of Arkansas

Caden Durham ran for three touchdowns Saturday night and No. 8 LSU limited Arkansas to 38 yards on the ground in a 34-10 Southeastern Conference win in Fayetteville, Ark.Durham rushed for 101 yards on 21 carries as the Tigers (6-1, 3-0) earned their sixth straight win. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier was an efficient 22-of-33 through the air for 224 yards, spreading his completions around to eight different receivers.Meanwhile, the Razorbacks (4-3, 2-2) couldn’t replicate the success they had in their 19-14 upset of then-unbeaten Tennessee in their last game two weeks ago. Quarterback Taylen Green connected on 19 of 28 attempts for 239 yards with a touchdown and an interception but absorbed three sacks.Arkansas drew within 16-10 at the 9:57 mark of the third quarter when Matthew Shipley drilled a 51-yard field goal, but made a big mistake on its next possession. Green’s first down pass over the middle was picked off by Whit Weeks and returned to the Razorbacks’ 2.Durham scored on the next play and a 2-point conversion pass turned a tight game into a 24-10 LSU advantage. The Tigers pulled away in the fourth quarter via Damian Ramos’ 47-yard field goal with 11:57 remaining and a 1-yard touchdown run by Durham with 2:20 left.

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