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LSU Takes Care of North Texas, 41-3
09/13/08 - 09:40 PM
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Charles Scott keeps breaking loose for
long gains and LSU’s running game looks as powerful as ever.
    If the seventh-ranked Tigers don’t find a passing game to match,
they may not have it so easy when they begin Southeastern
Conference play at Auburn next weekend.
    Scott ran for touchdowns f 39 and 43 yards, Trindon Holliday
scored on a 92-yard punt return, and LSU cruised to a 41-3 victory
over winless North Texas on Saturday night.
    The dominant victory came at a price. Starting linebacker Darry
Beckwith left the game with an apparent right knee injury. Beckwith
could not put any pressure on his injured leg as two trainers
helped him to the sideline, where he was given crutches. LSU
officials did not specify the extent of the injury.
    For the second time in as many games, LSU (2-0) didn’t need much
of a passing game to win big. However, coach Les Miles said earlier
in the week that he hoped to see his new quarterbacks complete more
passes downfield in their second game, and that didn’t happen
often.
    LSU’s longest reception was a 28-yard gain by running back
Richard Murphy on a quick screen from Jerrett Lee. This against a
team that had yielded 726 yards passing in its opening two losses.
    Andrew Hatch, who started and got most of the snaps, finished
10-of-17 for 145 and threw his first career interception. His only
touchdown came on a 7-yard keeper. Lee was 10-of-18 for 84 yards.
Both quarterbacks were guilty of missing badly on throws down field
to receivers who appeared open.
    Scott wound up with 102 yards on seven carries.
    Holliday, a track standout who nearly made the U.S. Olympic team
as sprinter, also had a 59-yard punt return and finished with 163
return yards.
    North Texas never got closer to LSU’s end zone than the Tigers’
16-yard line. That drive, which started at the LSU 25 after Kylie
Hill’s interception, produced the Mean Green’s only points on
Jeremy Knott’s 33-yard field goal.
    North Texas starter Giovanni Vizza was 22-of-40 for 149 yards.
Backup Riley Dodge, inserted for a trick play, was intercepted on
his only throw by Curtis Taylor
    After opening the season with a 41-13 victory over Appalachian
State, LSU had an unexpected weekend off after Hurricane Gustav
pounded Baton Rouge two days later and forced the postponement of
the Tigers’ game against Troy from Sept. 6 to Nov. 15. But with
generator power at their indoor field, the Tigers didn’t miss any
practice time and still looked sharp in the running game and on
defense.
    Scott’s first touchdown came on LSU’s fourth offensive play and
the Tigers finished with 216 yards rushing. Fullback Quinn Johnson
barreled over tacklers on a 5-yard touchdown run in the third
quarter. Colt David had field goals of 41 and 37 yards, the second
giving LSU a 27-3 halftime lead.
   
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