McCluster, Ole Miss upset No. 10 LSU
November 22, 2009
OXFORD, Miss. (AP)—Dexter McCluster ran for 148 yards and passed for atouchdown, and Mississippi survived a last-ditch drive by 10th-ranked LSU for a25-23 victory Saturday.
After recovering an onside kick, LSU’s Jordan Jefferson heaved a pass toTerrance Tolliver that he caught at the Ole Miss 6 with one second left. TheTigers had no timeouts and didn’t send the field goal unit onto the field, andthe clock expired as they tried to spike the ball.
The win likely gives Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3) second place in the SEC West with agame left to play, and an edge over LSU (8-3, 4-3) when bowl invitations arehanded out.
McCluster took a handoff, ran right, then pulled up and hit wide-open ShayHodge with a 27-yard touchdown pass for the first completion of his careermidway through the fourth quarter.
Jefferson rallied the Tigers with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Rueben Randlewith 1:17 left, but Cassius Vaughn broke up a 2-point conversion pass topreserve the Rebels’ lead.
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