LSU edge rusher Patrick Payton flew into the backfield, forcing Louisiana Tech’s quarterback to step up in the pocket. This third down try, run deep in Bulldogs territory about halfway through the third quarter, didn’t have much of a chance.

Linebackers Whit and West Weeks made sure of it. The brothers teamed up to drop quarterback Trey Kukuk behind the line of scrimmage, forcing Louisiana Tech into its sixth punt of the game.

Here’s a sentence no one wrote two years ago: LSU is winning games with its defense.

That rebuilt, retooled unit swallowed No. 8 Clemson on the road in Week 1, giving the No. 3 Tigers (2-0) a chance to win their first season opener in five seasons.

Then, in Week 2, LSU’s defense shut down Louisiana Tech — an important contribution to a game in which its offe

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