Elko credited the strong finish to strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt, who held the same role at LSU from 2000 to 2021 until being ousted during the coaching transition from Ed Orgeron to Brian Kelly.
"Moffitt wanted this game just as bad as anyone else," said [QB Marcel] Reed, who finished with 202 passing yards and 2 touchdowns, and 108 rushing yards and 2 scores. "I remember Thursday, he kind of brought in a tackling dummy with Brian Kelly's face on it. Yeah, this one was an important one to him."
