Final: LSU 49, Florida 42

WHAT HAPPENED: Tailback Tyrion Davis-Value rushed 36 occasions for 287 yards, setting a single-game file by each a LSU runner and UF opponent, because the unranked Tigers spoiled a stirring comeback fueled by Florida backup quarterback Anthony Richardson with a 49-42 upset in a Saturday shootout at Tiger Stadium. Davis-Value did the soiled work for the Tigers on a 10-play, 68-yard drive that ended with Max Johnson throwing a 1-yard landing move to Jaray Jenkins with 3:30 remaining to provide LSU, a 10-point underdog, its seven-point lead. Richardson, who changed UF starter Emory Jones and led 4 second-half landing drives (both throwing or dashing for all of them), managed one first down, however then tried to drive a deep ball to wideout Rick Wells up the left sideline. Linebacker David Clark was working stride for stride with Wells and simply intercepted the move with 1:59 remaining. The Tigers (i.e. Davis-Value) ran out the clock from there. Richardson completed 10 of 19 passing for 167 yards, three touchdowns and two interception, in comparison with Jones’ afternoon of going 12-for-19 for 161 yards, one landing and two interceptions. Johnson handed for 133 yards and three scores for LSU, however spent a lot of the day handing off to Davis-Value, who scored touchdowns of 18, 25 and 40 yards, repeatedly gashing the Gators between the tackles. When he was completed, Davis-Value had damaged the LSU single-game mark of 285 yards set by Derrius Guice in 2016, in addition to the 238 yards towards the Gators by Herschel Walker in 1980. The Gators trailed 28-13 early within the third quarter after Dwight McGlothern returned a Jones interception 37 yards for a landing on simply the third play of the interval. In got here Richardson, who in two first-half possessions, produced only one first down and threw a decide. This time was totally different. Richardson led his offense to third-quarter landing drives of 75, 75 and 65 yards, together with his 11-yard strike to tailback Dameon Pierce tying the rating at 35 with 2:48 to go within the quarter. LSU went again forward on Davis-Value’s 25-yard landing run two performs into the ultimate interval. Richardson was shaken after being sacked and needed to go away the sport for a couple of performs, however returned to transform a fourth-and-4 completion, then on third-and-10 from the LSU 33 fired a frozen rope landing to Jacob Copeland within the back-right nook of the top zone to tie the sport with 9:14 left. Johnson, Davis-Value and the LSU offense took it dwelling from there. The Gators completed with 488 yards of whole offenses and didn’t commit a penalty your entire recreation, however killed themselves with the 4 interceptions. The Tigers, who got here in ranked 81st within the nation (eleventh within the Southeastern Convention) and 62nd in scoring, had 454 yards of offense and zero turnovers. There’s the sport, proper there. 

WHAT IT MEANS: Make that three straight losses to the Tigers. And talking of three losses, it is essentially the most for the Gators by means of seven video games because the 2017 season, which was the final of the less-than-three-season Jim McElwain period. That ’17 crew, like this one, began 3-1, however was 3-4 by means of seven video games. 

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Take a wild guess. 

STAGGERING STATISTIC: And this one really is staggering. LSU got here into the sport with a dashing assault that ranked next-to-last within the league and 127th nationally (out of 130 groups) at simply 83.3 yards per recreation. They labored the Gators for 341 yards. Simply as wild? Davis-Value got here into the sport 67 carries for 288 yards and two touchdowns on the season. 

UP NEXT: The Gators (4-3, 2-3) have an open date subsequent weekend and, frankly, they are going to want it. On the opposite facet is a date towards No. 1-ranked Georgia (7-0, 5-0), which stayed undefeated with a 30-13 dwelling win towards No. 11 Kentucky (6-1, 4-1) on Saturday.