LSU Defense Shines in 19-3 Win Over No. 22 MSU

LSU held the powerful State offense to 260 yards including 59 through the air. Gus StarkBATON ROUGE -- No. 5 LSU contained 22nd-ranked Mississippi State, relied on its stellar defense and the right foot of placekicker Cole Tracy to earn a 19-3 victory on a wet Saturday night in Tiger Stadium.

LSU (7-1, 4-1 SEC) built a 10-3 halftime lead before pitching a second-half shutout.

Overshadowing the Tigers' fourth victory over ranked opponents in 2018 was a fourth-quarter targeting call on junior linebacker Devin White following a hit on Bulldogs' quarterback Nick Fitzgerald. White's penalty was confirmed by video review, he was ejected from the game and will miss the first half of the Tigers' next…