Defense Leads LSU Past Mississippi State, 19-3

Per LSUSports.net: BATON ROUGE -- No. 5 LSU contained 22nd-ranked Mississippi State, relied on its stellar defense and the right foot of placekicker Cole Tracy to earn a 19-3 victory on a wet Saturday night in Tiger Stadium.

LSU (7-1, 4-1 SEC) built a 10-3 halftime lead before pitching a second-half shutout.

Overshadowing the Tigers' fourth victory over ranked opponents in 2018 was a fourth-quarter targeting call on junior linebacker Devin White following a hit on Bulldogs' quarterback Nick Fitzgerald. White's penalty was confirmed by video review, he was ejected from the game and will miss the first half of the Tigers' next contest against No. 1 Alabama on Nov. 3.

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