LSU Vs. West Virginia Final Score: Just Another Tigers Road Conquest, 47-21

In 2007, he was a four-star signee from Brenham, Texas, who chose LSU over Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, TCU, Arizona and Texas Tech. In 2008, he was a walking disaster, a pick six machine who went just 4-4 as a starter and was replaced by a true freshman. In 2010, he was a designated passer, subbing in when LSU needed somebody to throw a pass they didn’t trust Jordan Jefferson to make. In 2011, he is both a surprise starter and an undefeated one.

Jarrett Lee is, if nothing else, a survivor. He was surpassed by Jefferson on the depth chart, but despite one start in two seasons (and a bad one at that), Lee stuck around. He elected to run out the string at LSU instead of transferring even though it appeared his playing days were mostly behind him. One bar fight later, he was unexpectedly named the starter of a Top Five team to begin his senior season, and he has thus far come through in a major way. Is he succeeding at an even higher level than Jefferson might have? Is he simply benefiting from a resurgent defense? Let’s take a look.

That sprint was crucial on the scoreboard and for momentum, as the Eers had just gotten their crowd back to full throttle by pulling within six points. While West Virginia had to construct drives from deep in their own territory just to get anywhere near the goal line, over and over LSU set its offense up for success.

Think of their non-offensive ball movement the way we used to think of their flair for late-game miracles: it’s not exactly a fluke if it happens every week.

The story of the game: special teams. That’s not really a story. It’s a pair of words. Here’s the story: LSU’s special teams play was far, far better than WVU’s was. The Eers started inside their own 20 on seemingly every drive, and LSU scored a 99-yard kick return touchdown that killed West Virginia’s last charge. That plus four forced turnovers, and Dana Holgorsen’s productive offense essentially did a whole lot of nothing.

Just goes to further show how much talent this LSU team has. Every player that takes the field, even on special teams, feels like a threat to change the game. The Tigers have put themselves to the test more than any other team in the country, and they’ve yet to show any signs of struggle in doing so.

With the deck stacked against them, the Eers are going to have to come up with enough big plays to make up for another quarter’s worth of likely rotten field position.

Here! Take a look! (Click to animate, via @bubbaprog)

If you hadn’t figured it out by now, West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen is both intense and photogenic.

Via Kegs N Eggs.

It could be worse right now, considering the Mountaineers made another significant mistake just before this one.

Randle, who caught one of those conversions, now has 256 yards and three touchdowns on the year.

Most importantly, here’s LSU’s Sam Montgomery trying to hug a ref.

Your Morgantown College GameDay sign roundup will appear in this space in a couple hours, but this one’s too touching not to share right now. That poor, lonely sign!

↵Via @KegsnEggs (the referenced episode, in case you’re not familiar):

With two early marquee wins under their belt - Mississippi State in Starkville and Oregon on a neutral site - LSU are deservedly ranked No. 2 in the nation. They’re winning on the back of their stellar defense, but that defense should be tested against West Virginia on Saturday night. The Mountaineers are averaging 42 points per game and have one of the best passing attacks in the nation.

LSU fans were apparently running into classrooms on the WVU campus yelling “TIGAH BAIT” during the day on Friday, so this should be an unbelievable amount of fun.