BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Tennessee refused to be part of LSU’s feel-good story.
Gerald Riggs Jr. pushed into the end zone from a yard out in overtime to give the 10th-ranked Volunteers a 30-27 comeback win Monday night in the Tigers’ long-awaited, hurricane-delayed home opener.
LSU couldn’t stop Rick Clausen lead the Volunteers (2-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) back from a 21-point deficit in the second half to tie it at 24 with 2:02 left on a field goal.
The Tigers had first crack in overtime, but managed only a 30-yard field goal by Colt David.
Riggs accounted for all the Vols’ yards in overtime with a 10-yard reception and four runs. He powered through the line and into the end zone to send the hurricane-weary Louisianans home with a bitter loss.
Hurricane Katrina forced the No. 4 Tigers to postpone their first home game, and move their second to Arizona State, where LSU came away with a dramatic win.
Then Hurricane Rita forced another delay and set up the first Monday nighter in Tiger Stadium.
The crowd was a bit smaller than usual, but they were loud as ever and the Tigers (1-1, 0-1) certainly looked like a team eager to play when they jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first half.
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