Instant Recap: LSU 49, No. 20 Florida 42

Dan Mullen walks off the field after losing to Alabama on Sept. 18, 2021. GatorCountry photo by David Bowie.Saturday’s game at Tiger Stadium between No. 20 Florida and LSU felt like deja vu all over again.

For the second year in a row, the Gators entered the game as heavy favorites.

For the second year in a row, LSU limped into the game with multiple star players out on both sides of the ball and with coach Ed Orgeron’s tenure at the school in jeopardy.

And, for the second year in a row, none of that mattered. The Tigers (4-3, 2-2 SEC) defeated the Gators, 49-42, for their third consecutive win in the series.

Here is our instant recap.

How the game was lost

With the game tied at 42 in the fourth…