3^rd quarter

13:24: Randle catches’ LSU’s first 1^st down of the game on a slant from Jordan Jefferson, 6 yards.

12:51: Boykin misses a tackle on an LSU touchdown.

?- (game clock doesn’t work so I don’t know the exact time) Jefferson with a passing touchdown, overturned, incomplete. It was trapped.

?- Jefferson gets a first down on 3^rd down with a designed quarterback run up the middle. Pretty good gain.

?- Jefferson with a quick, short slant to Rueben Randle, who takes it for a few.

5:06: (Clock back) Jefferson throws deep, very overthrown, inaccurate.

3:46: Jefferson dumps off to the back, who breaks a tackle and takes it for a touchdown. Boykin misses a tackle on this touchdown. The back was too strong for him.

4^th quarter

14:10: Jefferson holds the ball too long, gets sacked, luckily for him he draws a horse collar penalty on the defense.

5:12: Jefferson has a long completion dropped.

4:21: Morris Claiborne with a pick six, great open field moves to score, and, of course, great ball skills to get in position and catch it.

2:19: Claiborne allows a completion, though he is playing prevent defense.

0:00: The Georgia Bulldog led this game at one point. No I’m serious, they led 10-0. They lost 42-10, but they led 10-0. LSU actually didn’t have a first down until the 2^nd half and they had 21 points on 44 yards at one point. How did this happen? Well, one Tyrann Mathieu punt return for a touchdown, another Mathieu punt return deep into Georgia territory, and a fumble recovered deep in Georgia territory led to 21 points. Georgia’s defense played well, but they just couldn’t hold it that long. They only allowed 237 yards all game, but there was no way they were going to win making mistakes like that.

Georgia was missing DeAngelo Tyson, a late round pick, at 3-4 defensive end on defense, but they didn’t seem to miss him. They have a very young defense with juniors like nose tackle John Jenkins and safety Bacarri Rambo and redshirt sophomore rush linebacker Jarvis Jones. All 3 could declare early for the 2012 NFL Draft, but it’s likely that all 3 stay, which makes Georgia could have a very good defense next year.

With Tyson out, cornerback Brandon Boykin was the lone senior standout starting for Georgia’s defense. He was tasked with covering LSU’s Rueben Randle, which, on paper looked like a bad matchup for Boykin. Boykin is 5-10 and Randle is 6-4 and coming off 9 catches for 134 yards against Arkansas last week. However, Boykin won this matchup. He had 2 pass deflections early on deep balls. Randle caught two passes all game, for 15 yards, both of which were short and not against Boykin.

Randle has all the tools, but this was his 5^th game of 1 or 2 receptions this season so consistency is not his strong suit. He needed to dominate this matchup and he didn’t, which will hurt his stock. He’d be best off returning for his senior season. Right now, he’s probably a 3^rd round pick. On the season, he has 50 catches for 904 yards and 8 catches on a conservative offense. He’s big, physical, and a great run blocker, but he’s been consistent.

Of course it didn’t help Randle that his quarterback, Jordan Jefferson, didn’t play well. Jefferson was 0 for his first 6 and finished 5 of 13 for 30 yards and a touchdown. There was talk by the broadcasters about LSU potentially switching back to Jarrett Lee. This game won’t help Jefferson get drafted. LSU won in spite of him, with good defense, special teams play, and running game. LSU rushed for 207 yards and 3 scores, giving 4 different running backs at least 6 carries.

Even Jefferson’s touchdown pass was on a check down to the back, who made a great play to break a tackle and score. The tackler on that play was Brandon Boykin, who didn’t tackle well all game, missing two tackles on two separate LSU touchdowns. This is to be expected at 5-10 180. However, he’s having another great season in coverage and looks like a 3^rd rounder.

Georgia center Ben Jones had a tough matchup in this one. He came in as a 3^rd or 4^th rounder and was facing an LSU defensive tackle group that gave Alabama center William Vlachos, another 3^rd or 4^th rounder, a lot of trouble a few weeks ago. Jones played well. He didn’t surrender a sack or a pressure and run blocked well all night, though it won’t show up in the stat sheet. Georgia didn’t run the ball well, but that had more to do with their injuries at the running back position and poor blocking by Georgia’s guards.

Georgia left tackle Cordy Glenn didn’t block well either. He was matchup by with Sam Montgomery, LSU’s stud sophomore defensive end. Like he did against Boise State in the opener, Glenn struggled with Montgomery’s quickness. Glenn surrendered 2 sacks and overall lost the battle with Montgomery. Glenn surrendered 3 sacks to Boise State’s Shea McClellin in the opener. He’s been solid in between in his first season at left tackle and he has all the tools, but I don’t think he has quick enough feet to stay at left tackle at the next level. He’s probably a guard or a right tackle at the next level and a 2^nd or 3^rd rounder.

Georgia tight end Orson Charles had another good game. He posed matchup problems all game for LSU’s linebackers. The 6-3 240 pound tight end caught 4 passes for 42 yards, leading the team in receptions. He’s not much of a blocker, but he has 44 catches for 572 yards and 5 touchdowns on the season. He’ll be a 3^rd or 4^th rounder and will benefit from the league’s growing shift towards two-tight end sets.

Last and definitely not least, LSU’s Morris Claiborne had another good game. Of all the prospects in this game, Claiborne will probably go earliest in the 2012 NFL Draft. Claiborne will probably be the first cornerback off the board and a top-10 pick. He had another good game here. He allowed a 43 yard completion early when he slipped on the route. He slipped on a couple routes against Arkansas last week, allowing a 20 yard completion and a drop, but he really played well after that. He allowed a garbage time completion in prevent defense as well, but overall played very well once again.

He had one interception which he returned for a touchdown. He mirrored the route very well and then went up and caught the ball at its apex like a receiver. He could have had another pick when he mirrored another route well and went up for the ball, but the receiver did a good job of playing defense and getting his hand in at the last second to break it up. He’s still the top cornerback in the country and a likely top-10 pick.