There it was again — that old, yet familiar sight: the illusion of open field, suddenly replaced by a darting Harold Perkins , flying through the line of scrimmage.

LSU hesitated to dial up the delayed blitz that decided its 17-10 win over Clemson . Blake Baker had shown it on the previous play, but Clemson jumped offsides. Did he tip his hand? The thought crossed the second-year defensive coordinator’s mind, but he decided to stick with the call anyway. His defensive line would crash to the right, and Perkins would wrap around the edge so he could chase down quarterback Cade Klubnik.

"They executed it to perfection,” Baker said.

And LSU held on to its biggest win in years — a victory it earned on the strength of its defense .

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