Shane Beamer didn’t directly criticize the referees. Meanwhile, Kelly said he’ll make an appeal to league office this week.

Prior to taking a 24-16 lead over the LSU Tigers into the half, South Carolina's LaNorris Sellers goes down with an apparent right ankle injury causing backup R

LSU, led by tackles Will Campbell and Emery Jones Jr., held Kennard and Stewart mostly in check. The true freshman was held without a tackle and Kennard did have 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss but also got flagged for numerous penalties.

Josh Williams scored on a 2-yard run with 1:12 left and mistake-prone No. 16 LSU rallied to beat South Carolina 36-33 to open Southeastern Conference play on Saturday.

LSU, after trailing for most of the game, rallied to take a 36-33 lead late and avoided an upset vs. South Carolina.

LSU went on the road in week three and squeaked out a win in South Carolina. It wasn't a smooth ride, but playing on the road in this conference is tough. Look no further than No. 1 Georgia struggled at Kentucky for more evidence of that.

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Brian Kelly and the No. 16 ranked LSU Tigers escaped an upset scare in Week 3 after battling back from a 17-point deficit to take down South Carolina on the road. It was a gutsy performance from LSU signal-caller Garrett Nussmeier after earning the second comeback victory of his career.