LSU rallies back from a 20-point deficit to upset Auburn at home

Remember when LSU head coach Ed Orgeron was on the hot seat a couple of weeks ago after the Tigers lost at home to Troy? On Saturday in Baton Rouge, he earned himself some breathing room with a 27-23 win over the No. 10 Auburn Tigers.

With 2:36 left, LSU kicker Connor Culp made a 42-yard field goal that gave his team a 24-23 lead. On Auburn’s ensuing drive, Gus Malzahn called a timeout and decided to roll the dice and go for it on 4th and 10, but Jarrett Stidham’s pass was broken up.

That gave LSU the ball back with 1:38 left, which allowed it to kick another field goal to take a four-point lead with 38 seconds left.

Auburn was able to get a first down with 31 seconds left during an attempted game-winning drive, but the clock never stopped, which ticked away one too many seconds that the Auburn offense needed. Stidham’s offense would have to convert on 4th-and-10, but he was sacked, sealing the LSU victory.

In the first quarter, it was all Auburn -- the offense scored 17 points and added a field goal at the start of the second quarter to make it 20-0. But LSU’s offense came alive in the second period, scoring a pair of touchdowns while holding Auburn to just two field goals to head to the locker room down 24-13.

The game was scoreless in the second half until LSU wideout DJ Chark got Tiger Stadium fired up with this beautiful 75-yard punt return for a touchdown.

Later in the quarter, LSU’s defense was able to keep Auburn off the board, thanks to a big effort from LSU linebacker Devin White, who had himself a career day.

LSU quarterback Danny Etling finished with 206 yards and a touchdown, and Stephen Sullivan had a score in the second quarter. LSU’s defense allowed Auburn to convert on just three of its 14 third-down attempts. The 20-point comeback marked the biggest comeback for LSU at Tiger Stadium against an SEC opponent.

One of the coolest parts of the day outside of the actual game was seeing former Tigers head coach Les Miles back on the field. The Mad Hatter was in attendance for the honoring of the 2007 national champion team. The home LSU crowd sounded pretty happy to have him back.

And the best part — during an sideline interview with Allie LaForce, he ate some grass, but on a plate with class, of course!

For LSU, the bulk of its schedule is out of the way, with the toughest games remaining including the Nov. 4 road trip to Alabama and the season finale against Texas A&M. Auburn’s road is also still tricky, having to face the Aggies on the road, as well as Georgia and the Iron Bowl on rivalry week.

We’ll see what both of these Tigers teams are really made of them they play Alabama next month.