If anything has become abundantly clear about this LSU team through three games, it’s that the defense can carry it.
The No. 3 Tigers struggled offensively again Saturday night against Florida, but at least for another week, that did not end up hurting them.
LSU beat Florida 20-10 in front of a crowd of 102,158 inside Tiger Stadium. It intercepted Florida quarterback DJ Lagway five times, including a pick-six by sophomore safety Dashawn Spears that gave the Tigers a two-score lead in the third quarter.
That ended up being enough because the LSU defense continued to play well, even after star linebacker Whit Weeks was ejected for targeting on Florida’s opening drive and senior linebacker West Weeks left with a calf strain in the second half, forcing LSU to play their brother, true freshm