It was one of the stranger days in Tiger Stadium, featuring the home team in garnet and black uniforms with only 42,058 to see the rare phenomenon.
No. 7 LSU defeated South Carolina, 45-24, on Saturday afternoon in Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers (5-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) were the visiting team in Saturday’s matchup, marking the first time LSU was the visiting team inside its home stadium in school history.
Again today, the LSU running game looked like the solid foundation the Tigers have used as a crutch when their weaknesses — special teams and pass defense — are exploited.
LSU leaned on sophomore and freshman running backs Leonard Fournette and Derrius Guice for much of its offensive production.
Fournette scrambled for 158 yards on 20 carries and one touchdown, while Guice ran for 161 yards on 16 carries and one touchdown — the first of his career.
The combination marked as the first time two running backs from the same time exceeded 150 yards in the one game in conference history.
LSU found itself in trouble throughout the day with subpar defense against the Gamecock passing attack and in special teams play.
The Tigers blundered multiple times on different occasions in both sets.
LSU allowed 209 passing yards, 200 from junior walk-on Perry Orth on 14 completions in 28 attempts.