BATON ROUGE – Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier passed for a career-high six touchdowns and 378 yards through the air as No. 18 LSU rolled past Nicholls on Saturday night, 44-21.
On the subsequent punt, junior receiver Zavion Thomas put the Tigers in business with an electric 51-yard return to the Nicholls 27. On 1st-and-10 from just outside the red zone, Nussmeier found junior receiver Kyren Lacy, who ran for a 27-yard touchdown, hurdling a Nicholls defender as he crossed the goal line. Lacy’s score put the Tigers back up 16-7 with 12:17 to play in the half.
Out of a timeout, Nussmeier found Ju’Juan Johnson – a former defensive back converted into a running back – for a for a 4-yard touchdown score, putting the Tigers up 23-14 at the 1:53 mark. The LSU offense went 75 yards on five plays, spanning two minutes and 25 seconds. Lacy, the Thibodaux native, caught a 6-yard touchdown pass with 9:03 remaining in the quarter, extending the Tiger lead to 30-21. It capped off an 11 play drive that spanned 72 yards and four minutes and 44 seconds.