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LSU pulls off thrilling 49-42 upset of Florida with Ed Orgeron hot seat talk intensifying

Don’t count out Ed Orgeron just yet.

LSU entered Saturday’s game against No. 20 Florida on the heels of back-to-back losses to Auburn and Kentucky and dealing with a barrage of injuries to its top players. Two years removed from a national championship, the hot seat talk for Orgeron had never been hotter.

So how would LSU respond?

The Tigers were double-digit underdogs at home, but turned in their best offensive performance of the season in an emphatic 49-42 victory in Baton Rouge.

LSU entered Saturday’s game averaging just 83.3 rushing yards per game, the fourth-worst in the nation.