OXFORD, Miss. — Sports columnist Scott Rabalais with his three takeaways from No. 4 LSU’s 24-19 loss Saturday at No. 13 Ole Miss:
1. NUSS BUS RUNS ROUGH
Garrett Nussmeier looked healthy against Southeastern Louisiana a week ago, but on Saturday he looked like he wasn’t right again. Even his 50-yard pass to Zavion Thomas that led to LSU’s first touchdown looked underthrown. And he reverted to forcing passes that led to an interception deep in Ole Miss territory, killing the Tigers’ momentum when they were up 7-3 and driving in the second quarter. The running game also did him no favors until it was too late.
2. SPEAKING OF THE RUNNING GAME …
Even with the absence of starting tailback Caden Durham (ankle), you figured LSU would be able to do something on the ground against an Ole Miss d