The No. 15 Tigers snapped a deadlock early in the second quarter behind another statistical windfall from Jayden Daniels who continued to hone his Heisman Trophy credentials in a 56-14 nonconference victory Saturday over Georgia State.
Daniels accounted for 509 total yards and season-high eight touchdowns, leading LSU (8-3) on eight consecutive scoring drives and 582 total yards before an announced crowd of 100,212 at Tiger Stadium.
“I believe that I could come here and make an impact,” Daniels said. “Just make an impact to this magnitude and being high in the Heisman conversations and stuff like that. For me, it was kind of just coming here trying to get a fresh start, just to make a name for myself from where I was at Arizona State and now coming to LSU. Just to go out find the joy in football.”
Daniels, the nation’s leader in total offense, completed 25 of 30 passes for 413 yards and six touchdowns. He rushed for another 96 yards on 10 carries and two TDs and his eight touchdowns he was responsible for equaled Joe Burrow’s school record.