LSU pulls away from Nicholls in home opener, 44-21

By (not verified) on Tuesday, September 10, 2024
  • LSU’s junior receiver Kyren Lacy rushes toward the end zone as Nicholls players Laurence Sullivan Jr., No. 3, and Quinton Sharkey, No. 11, pursue in Saturday’s game in Tiger Stadium. LSU won 44-21. (Photos by Dwight Jodon)
    LSU’s junior receiver Kyren Lacy rushes toward the end zone as Nicholls players Laurence Sullivan Jr., No. 3, and Quinton Sharkey, No. 11, pursue in Saturday’s game in Tiger Stadium. LSU won 44-21. (Photos by Dwight Jodon)

    Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier passed for a career-high six touchdowns and 302 yards through the air as No. 18 LSU rolled past Nicholls on Saturday night, 44-21. Nussmeier joined Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels as the only Tiger quarterback to throw six or more touchdown passes in a single game. The Tigers got on the board early in unconventional fashion as an errant snap on 4th-and-5 forced Nichol…