BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - History shows a thriller could be in
store when No. 9 LSU hosts Auburn on Saturday night.
The last five meetings have gone down to the wire, with LSU
winning the past two. In 2007, Demetrius Byrd's last second
touchdown catch kept LSU on track for an eventual national title.
Last year, Jarrett Lee's late scoring pass to Brandon LaFell
lifted LSU to a 26-21 triumph.
LSU (5-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) needs a victory stay
close to top-ranked Alabama in the race to win the SEC Western
Division. Auburn (5-2, 2-2) is trying to stop a two-game losing
streak.
Auburn's offense averages 464.9 yards, but will be challenged by
LSU's defense, which has allowed only 12.8 points per game in its
last five outings.
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