Lexington, KY – LSU fell to 4–2 Saturday after Kentucky missed two late field goals, discovered the Tigers had no plans to capitalize, and eventually decided to win the game itself.
The Wildcats repeatedly offered LSU opportunities to leave Lexington with a victory. The Tigers politely returned each one, apparently concerned that accepting another team’s mistakes would violate conference etiquette.
“We got him to miss left, then right,” said an LSU defensive spokesperson. “At that point, we felt our work was done.”
Kentucky kicker Adam Zouagui, who missed two field goals in a row, finally made one to force overtime, ending his brief tenure as LSU’s most effective defensive player.
The Wildcats then sealed the win with a quarterback draw on the two-point conversion, a possibility anticipated by everyone in the entire country except the players assigned to stop it.
LSU defenders followed Kentucky’s receivers while the quarterback ran untouched into the end zone.
Officials praised the coverage afterward, confirming that every player without the football had been accounted for and that Kentucky would have struggled considerably had it called something else.
