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Les Miles and No. 12 LSU escaped with another wild victory.
Jarrett Lee tossed a 3-yard touchdown pass to Terrence Tolliver with 6 seconds left after LSU kept its final drive alive with a successful fake field goal, and the Tigers pulled out a 33-29 against No. 14 Florida on Saturday night.
Ripped for nearly blowing last week's game against Tennessee because of clock management issues, Miles made all the right calls in this one.
With 35 seconds remaining, LSU (6-0, 4-0) lined up for a game-tying, 52-yard field goal, but holder Drew Alleman threw a no-look pitch over his head to place-kicker Josh Jasper. The ball bounced, Jasper scooped it up on a hop and ran for the first down.
The play was reviewed to determine if it was a forward pass, which would have been incomplete and ended LSU's hopes, but the ruling on the field stood.
Lee hit Tolliver for a 28-yard gain on the next play to get down to the 3 and on the second fade to the corner, Tolliver grabbed the game-winner.
The TD reception was also reviewed to see if Tolliver had a foot down in bounds with control of the ball. It was upheld and the Tigers handed the Gators (4-2, 2-2) a second straight loss.
"They didn't like us too much when we were 5-0," Miles said. "Hopefully, they'll like us a little better at 6-0."
The Tigers remained one of two unbeaten teams in the Southeastern Conference, snapped Florida's 12-game winning streak at home and diminished the Gators' chances of winning the Eastern Division.
LSU controlled both lines of scrimmage, keeping steady pressure on John Brantley and opening holes for Jefferson and Stevan Ridley. Heck, even Miles shined.
Using two quarterbacks? Brilliant. Jefferson completed 7 of 12 passes for 100 yards and ran for 42 more. Lee was 9 of 11 passing for 124 yards. Together, they kept the Gators off balance all night.
Calling timeouts with nearly 3 minutes left in the first half? Genius. The Tigers prevented Florida from running out the clock and scored 10 points in the final 1:22.
And what about the fake field goal? Miles' best call in weeks, maybe even years. The Tigers used the same play to beat South Carolina and Florida in 2007 on the way to a national title.
The only thing that backfired for Miles was his decision to go for 2 early in the fourth. Jefferson got stuffed, and the Tigers had to protect a six-point lead down the stretch.
Florida coach Urban Meyer, meanwhile, will face tough questions after losing consecutive games for just the second time in his six seasons.
Florida wore orange jerseys for the first time since 1989 and had 1996 Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel on hand. They were looking for some orange-aid. Instead, they ended up with another serving of humble pie.
The Gators kept it close thanks to two turnovers, a kickoff return for a touchdown and a go-ahead, 80-yard drive that had more jeers than cheers.
