LSU Football Team’s Film Review Of Loss At Ole Miss Only Made It Worse

By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor

After a particularly upsetting loss, football coaches on occasion burn the game film or do not show it to their team.

That was not the case with LSU coach Lane Kiffin after his Tigers fell, 32-24, at Ole Miss on Saturday. They watched it on Monday. And while it will not help the players get over it, it may make them remember that much more why they lost.

“I think they really struggled with this one after seeing it, after breaking down the film,” Kiffin said at his weekly press conference on Monday. “Talking to some of them after seeing it, they really feel like they lost the game in so many situations and areas.”

LSU QB Sam Leavitt was off target often at Ole Miss, but he was also frequently running for his life.https://t.co/8qxtAAN3yd

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LSU had a 17-0 shutout going in the second half as it tied the game 24-24 with 11:21 to play on a 23-yard field goal by Scott Starzyk. But therein was one reason the Tigers lost to fall 2-1 on the season and 0-1 in the Southeastern Conference, dropping to No. 10 from No. 7.

LSU had three shots at a touchdown from inside the Ole Miss 8-yard line before that field goal. Then the Tigers’ defense couldn’t get off the field after putting Ole Miss in a third-and-six situation at the LSU 45-yard line. But Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss hit wide receiver Horatio Fields for a 5-yard gain. Then former Tiger running back JT Lindsey – subbing for injured Kewan Lacy – pounded for a 2-yard gain and the first down. Lindsey later converted another third and one with a 3-yard gain before Chambliss, 14-yard touchdown run around left end and two-point conversion run by Lindsey for the 32-24 lead with 6:14 to play.

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“The defense was playing really good in the second half,” Kiffin said. “But they score one time, and it’s not even a play that the quarterback throws the ball on. It’s not even a zone read, and he scores.”

LSU and quarterback Sam Leavitt proceeded to drive 75 yards in 13 plays to a second and goal at the Ole Miss 5-yard line. But tight end Zach Grace – playing for injured starter Trey’Dez Green committed a false start for a 5-yard penalty. After Leavitt gained four yards for a third-and-goal play at the 6-yard line, he missed an open Green in the end zone. On fourth and goal, Leavitt’s pass was hit at the line of scrimmage and deflected into an interception with 58 seconds to go.

“We had two guys open in the end zone,” Kiffin said. “Those are really hard to look at. We came all the way back and should’ve won the game. It was tough on them. There are some games where you just get outplayed or out-coached. That game was right there to be won.”

But now, LSU must get past it. The Tigers host No. 23 Texas A&M (2-1, 0-1 SEC) on Saturday (6:30 p.m., ABC).

“We’ve got to move on,” Kiffin said. “We can’t have that missed opportunity make us lose another game. This is really about us playing better and starting better.”