It's Game Day: LSU vs. Southeastern Louisiana

by Staff Reporter

September 20, 20251 Comments

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No. 3 LSU (3-0) returns to Tiger Stadium on Saturday night to face Southeastern Louisiana (2-1). Kickoff is set for 6:45 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.

LSU leads the all-time series between the two schools 2-0 and beat Southeastern 31-0 in the most recent matchup in 2018. The first matchup took place in 1949, when the Tigers defeated the Lions 48-7 in Baton Rouge.

LSU is coming off a 20-10 win over rival Florida, while Southeastern beat Mississippi Valley State 56-3 last week.

Calling the game on Saturday night will be Tom Hart and Jordan Rodgers. Cole Cubelic will report from the sidelines. Per LSU:

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Last week, the LSU defense posted yet another stellar performance, even after captain linebacker Whit Weeks was disqualified in the opening possession for targeting. Sophomore Davhon Keys stepped up as his replacement, accounting for 14 tackles and 0.5 sack. The secondary tallied a whopping five interceptions, with two coming from sophomore Dashawn Spears.

“Davhon Keys. Tylen Singleton,” said head coach Brian Kelly. “Those guys had to step up for us in a big moment. We had a lot going on. We were calling blitzes and simulated pressures and those kids did a really nice job.”

Spears received three national honors for his performance against the Gators: Bednarik National Defensive Player of the Week, SEC Defensive Player of the Week and the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week.

Offensively, quarterback Garrett Nussmeier went 15-27 for 220 yards and one touchdown and one interception. Aaron Anderson led the team in receiving with four catches for 75 yards, while Caden Durham finished the night with 93 yards on 15 carries. Although an SEC victory – something that should never be taken for granted – there are things to work on, says Coach Kelly.

“There’s some things that we have to get better at,” Kelly said. “Offense. Defense. Special teams. We have to work on ourselves this week.”