AP on LSU (25) 13 Tennessee (8) 40:
No. 8 Tennessee punished No. 25 LSU for its mistakes and risk-taking in a resounding 40-13 victory on Saturday.
A morning kickoff lured fans to Death Valley earlier than usual — and many were gone by the end of the third quarter, when Tennessee led 37-7....
Jack Bech had the opening kickoff bounce off his chest and straight to Tennessee's Will Brooks at the Tigers' 27-yard line.
"Bech is the best guy we have" to return kickoffs," LSU coach Brian Kelly insisted, noting that Tennessee's kick into the wind fell relatively short. "He's got to haul up there and catch that football."
Five plays later, Small ran for a 1-yard score.
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LSU missed a chance to trim its deficit when Kelly kept the offense on the field on fourth and 4 from the UT 14. A quick pass to Kayshon Boutte came up inches short.
Leading 13-0, Tennessee thwarted LSU on fourth and 1 near midfield, stopping Josh Williams' run. On the next play, Hooker's deep throw down the right sideline hit Hyatt in stride to make it 20-0.
The Tigers pulled to 20-7 on Williams' 1-yard run. ...momentum briefly appeared to be turning when [Tennessee's] 50-yard field goal attempt hit the post...
But when LSU stalled at the UT 45, Kelly kept the offense on the field on fourth-and-10 and Daniels was sacked by Young.
Kelly said his fourth-down decisions stemmed from "necessity."