AUBURN, Al.– After 30 minutes littered with fumbles, penalties and momentum swings, Auburn holds a 10-9 lead over LSU at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger’s two fumbles coupled with Auburn junior defensive end Corey Lemonier’s assault on the backfield have wreaked havoc in LSU’s Southeastern Conference opener.

After leading a methodical opening drive down the field, Mettenberger lost a fumbled snap at the Auburn two yard line sending the Jordan-Hare crowd into a frenzy.

Junior defensive end Sam Montgomery silenced the frenzy one play later, smothering Auburn running back Tre Mason in the endzone to give LSU a 2-0 lead.

Taking the ensuing free kick at their own 41 yard line, the Tigers were led by 44 all-purpose yards from junior running back Spencer Ware as fellow junior Michael Ford punched it in from one yard out to put LSU up 9-0.

After a punt from Auburn, Mettenberger was sacked by Lemonier, losing another fumble and setting Auburn up on the LSU 26 yard line.

Senior running back Onterio McCalebb got to paydirt from a yard out three plays later to pull Auburn within 9-7 and rile up the Jordan-Hare faithful.

A 40-yard Cody Parkey field goal represented the only scoring of the second quarter, sending Auburn into the locker room with a 10-9 lead on the No. 2 team in the country.

Check back later for the full game recap.