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Filed Under Mississippi State Sports | Posted on October 2, 2006
LSU Tigers, NCAA Football, Mississippi State Bulldogs - CBS SportsLine.com
Thunderstorm is only thing that slows LSU in blowout victory
Sep. 30, 2006
CBS SportsLine.com wire reportsBATON ROUGE, La. — JaMarcus Russell threw for a career-best 330 yards and matched a school record with 14 consecutive completions Saturday as No. 9 LSU beat Mississippi State 48-17 in a game delayed when lightning sent spectators scurrying for cover.
After the thunderstorm passed, the junior quarterback returned and ended up completing 18 of 20 passes, including three for touchdowns.
The career day for Russell was by design. LSU coach Les Miles said he and his staff favored a pass-heavy attack after scouting Mississippi State’s defense on film.
“We felt like we had advantages down the field throwing,” Miles said. “If the defense gives us opportunities in the air, we’re certainly going to take them. … (Russell) is a pretty special quarterback.”
LSU (4-1, 1-1 SEC) led 35-0 early in the second quarter, prompting thousands of fans to leave at halftime. A 52-minute delay while a thunderstorm rolled through further emptied the stands in the third quarter, when the score was 35-3.
Mississippi State (1-4, 0-3) gained 24 yards and managed one first down on its first five possessions. The Bulldogs only gained 14 yards on the ground the whole game.
LSU’s first five series ended with touchdowns.
