It’s a bit too early to have all sports for a top moments countdown, so for now I’m going to stick with football’s most memorable moments this season.
 
But props to the volleyball team for another Southeastern Conference Western Division Title and both men and women’s golf for getting into the top 10 nationally in their rankings.
 
Now on to some football.
 
5. FAKE FIELD GOAL FLIP FLABBERGASTS FLORIDA
 
It was a season of fraudulence for LSU when it came to special teams.
 
The main man for that job was senior kicker Josh Jasper.
 
The biggest fake of the year went down in The Swamp down in Gainesville, Fla.
 
On a fourth-and-three from the Florida 36-yard line, LSU coach Les Miles called for “Tiger,” the fake field goal flip.
 
Junior punter and holder Derek Helton took the snap and flipped the ball over his head to Jasper.
 
The ball took a fortuitous bounce off The Swamp’s grass into Jasper’s waiting hands, and Jasper got five yards and the first down.
 
Not long after, senior wide receiver Terrence Toliver grabbed a touchdown pass from junior quarterback Jarrett Lee. The touchdown sealed the deal on a 33-29 victory against the Gators.
 
Jasper finished the year first on the team (for those with more than one rush) with 15 yards per carry.He racked up 45 yards on his three carries this season.
 
 
4. CAM NEWTON RUNS OVER TIGERS’ DEFENSE
 
It wasn’t pretty for LSU’s defense. In fact, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton made the Tigers’ defense look like a high school squad.
 
In all, Newton finished with 28 rushes for 217 net yards and two touchdowns in the game. He was also 10 of 16 for 86 yards.
 
The signature moment (and maybe Newton’s Heisman moment) came in the third quarter when Newton knifed through the Tiger defense, hit the turbo button to get past LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson and scored on a 49-yard run to put Auburn up, 17-10, en route to a 24-17 victory.
 
The loss was the first of the season for the then 8-0 Tigers.
 
 
3. THREE BIG PLAYS KILL TIGERS’ BCS DREAMS
 
One month after the Auburn loss, Arkansas handed LSU its second loss of the season, shattering any hope LSU had at making a BCS game and possibly even a shot at the national title.
 
The Razorback offense used three big gains, including a dagger of an 80-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown at the end of the first half. LSU’s offense never could get on a roll, as Arkansas went on to win, 31-23.
 
2. LSU LOSES TO VOLS, BUT NOT REALLY
 
LSU had lost a game at home to Tennessee. But then they didn’t.
 
It was all thanks to another near clock blunder.
 
With 28 seconds left to play, junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson was stuffed at the 1-yard line. LSU decided to try to change personnel, and Tennessee countered.
 
The only problem was the Vols countered with two extra players. With just three seconds left on the clock, center T-Bob Hebert snapped the ball past Jefferson, and Tennessee recovered to end the game.
 
The Vols celebrated only to find they had two extra men on the field. LSU scored on its second chance with no time on the clock. The Tigers had somehow found a way to win 16-14 as a 16-point favorite.
 
 
1. LES EATS GRASS, BEATS BAMA
 
It is a moment no LSU fan will forget for a long time. Les Miles ate grass off the turf in Tiger Stadium.
 
Oh, and he beat Alabama and former LSU coach Nick Saban, 24-21.
 
Andy Schwehm is a 21-year-old English and psychology senior from New Orleans. You can follow him on Twitter @TDR_ASchwehm.
 
 
 
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