Can one win salvage a lost season? I suppose it’s a matter of perspective.
Saturday night’s win over the Florida Gators certainly doesn’t undo the thumpings LSU took from Alabama and Auburn, nor erase the head scratching losses suffered against Mississippi State and Missouri. It won’t heal Myles Brennan’s injury or make Terrace Marshall, Arik Gilbert or Ja’Marr Chase think “you know what, let’s opt back in.”
But Saturday’s win is arguably the most improbable, guttiest, funniest win in recent memory. A 23-point underdog with a depleted roster has no business beating a top-10 team playing for their playoff lives.