On Saturday, No. 13 LSU tied the game in dramatic fashion, then stunned No. 9 Ole Miss with the game-winning touchdown to win 29-26 in overtime. The victory confirmed LSU's continued dominance over its SEC rivals. At home, the streak spanned a decade and a half.
oh miss She hasn't won a Death Valley match since 2008 and hasn't won consecutive Death Valley matches since the 2008-09 season. This trend will continue after Saturday.
Ole Miss was one game away from ending that streak and earning a huge win that would boost its CFP resume.
In the final minute of the fourth quarter, with LSU trailing by seven yards, the Ole Miss 23-yard line found itself on fourth down. According to ESPN's calculations, Ole Miss then had a more than 94% chance of winning. But then LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier threw a 23-yard pass to Aaron Anderson to tie the score.
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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 12: Tre'Daz Green #14 of the LSU Tigers celebrates with teammate Ka'Maroon Pimpton #88 after a first-half touchdown against the Ole Miss Rebels at Tiger Stadium on October 12, 2024 in Baton Rouge in Louisiana. ((Photo by Derrick E. Hingle/Getty Images))
Then in overtime, Ole Miss managed just one field goal, but LSU answered and finished it off with a 25-yard pass to Kyren Lacy.
LSU took several timeouts in the game to maintain its chances.
Just before halftime, LSU recovered and stole a late field goal to cut the deficit to four. Ole Miss linebacker Henry Parrish turned the ball over while his team was trying to run down the clock.
However, LSU couldn't take advantage of a similar situation in the fourth quarter. After a foul by Ole Miss quarterback Jackson Dart, LSU kicker Damian Ramos missed 46 yards to the right.
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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 12: Jackson Dart #2 of the Ole Miss Rebels drives the ball against the LSU Tigers during the first half of the game at Tiger Stadium on October 12, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Derrick E. Hingle/Getty Images)
Then, with Ole Miss trailing by just four, LSU forced a field goal from the Rebels to keep the game at one possession. LSU needed a touchdown to tie the game. LSU responded with a tie on the very next drive.
Nussheimer started the game with two interceptions and finished with three touchdown passes and 337 passing yards.
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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 12: Garrett Nussmeier #13 of the LSU Tigers runs out of the pocket against the Ole Miss Rebels during the first half of the game at Tiger Stadium on October 12, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ((Photo by Derrick E. Hingle/Getty Images))
Rebels quarterback Jaxon Dart passed for 284 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and wide receivers Kayden Lee and Trey Harris led the way with over 100 yards each.
LSU came into the game with four straight wins, but two of them came against weak teams in UCLA and South Alabama.
LSU coach Brian Kelly and Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin are the only active coaches in the conference with 100 career FBS wins. Since arriving in Mississippi, Kiffin has scored 39 of those victories. If his team had won Saturday, Kiffin would have become the fastest 40-winner in Ole Miss program history.
But it wasn't meant to be.
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