LSU Puts It All Together in 56–10 Win

BATON ROUGE — This is what it’s supposed to look like.

After a couple of gritty, physical wins to open the season, LSU Tigers football came back home and did exactly what a top team should do against an overmatched opponent—handle business early, take control, and never look back.

LSU rolled past Southeastern Louisiana Lions football 56–10 Saturday night, moving to 4–0 on the season. And for the first time this year, it wasn’t about surviving—it was about execution.

It didn’t start as an immediate blowout. Southeastern Louisiana hung around for a bit early, trailing just 7–0 after the first quarter. But once LSU found its rhythm, it flipped fast.

And it flipped in a big way.

Garrett Nussmeier looked like a quarterback fully settling into the offense. Efficient, confident, and in control from start to finish. He went 25-of-31 for 273 yards, threw three touchdowns, ran for another, and set the tone for an offense that finally looked like it was playing loose.

And that was the biggest difference—you could feel it. LSU wasn’t pressing. They were just playing.

The second quarter is where everything broke open.

LSU dropped 28 points in that stretch alone, turning a close game into a runaway in what felt like minutes. The run game got going with multiple touchdown carries, the passing game started hitting downfield, and suddenly the Lions had no answer.

Nussmeier capped one of the key drives with a touchdown pass after working the ball down the field with multiple completions, and from there it was just wave after wave.

By halftime, it was 35–0.

And just like that, the game was over.

The defense deserves its credit too—because before the offense ever got rolling, they made sure nothing was coming the other way. Southeastern Louisiana had just 30 yards of total offense in the first half. That’s control. That’s dominance. That’s setting the tone.

Even when LSU started rotating players in the second half, the standard didn’t drop much. The Lions managed a lone touchdown midway through the third, but by then it was just part of the box score.

One of the more encouraging signs? LSU kept stacking.

Nussmeier added another touchdown early in the third quarter before handing things off to the second unit. Michael Van Buren Jr. came in and added a fourth-quarter score of his own, keeping the momentum going and showing some depth at the position.

And that’s really what this game was about—progress.

Through the first three weeks, LSU showed toughness. They showed defense. They showed they could win close games.

This week, they showed what it looks like when everything starts to click.

Big plays. Sustained drives. Execution down the field. Confidence.

Not perfection—but progress.

And that’s exactly what you want to see heading into the heart of the schedule.

Now at 4–0, LSU heads back into SEC play with an offense that’s starting to find its identity to match a defense that’s already set the standard.

And if those two things meet at the same time?

That’s when things get dangerous.

Geaux Time.