LSU upsets No. 4 Clemson 17-10 to open the season

LSU rallied to upset No. 4 Clemson 17-10 Saturday night at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina, handing the Tigers their first season-opening win since 2019. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier threw the go-ahead 8-yard touchdown to TreyDez Green in the fourth quarter, finishing 28 of 38 for 230 yards and a touchdown as LSU overturned a 10-3 halftime deficit.

Clemson took a 10-3 lead into the break after a 1-yard touchdown plunge by Adam Randall on a fourth-down gamble late in the first half. Clemson’s defense forced two first-half fumbles and preserved the lead, including a strip by Ronan Hanafin on Chris Hilton Jr. that halted an LSU drive in the closing seconds of the half. But momentum shifted early in the third quarter when Clemson kicker Nolan Hauser missed a 48-yard field goal and LSU answered with a sustained drive capped by Caden Durham’s 1-yard run to tie the score.

Nussmeier orchestrated a 73-yard march late in the fourth that produced the game-winning score. On the drive he converted multiple third downs and connected with Aaron Anderson on key gains, then found Green in the right corner of the end zone from about eight yards out. LSU’s defense also stiffened in...