“It may have been the greatest call in the history of Tiger Stadium.” In his first year as LSU coach, Brian Kelly went for the win against Alabama—and his team stuck the landing
stink. While it rolled right off of Kelly, many around LSU seethed over the offseason criticism—including his righthand man, Brian Polian, the team’s special teams and recruiting coordinator who said of the criticism in March, “Enough was enough!”“Took big balls!” says one LSU administrator of the two-point call.
The Saban demons were excorcised. In the end, it mattered not that Alabama gained more yards and more first downs and sacked Daniels six times. In the clutch, the fleet-footed LSU quarterback shined. He led the team in rushing and passing and scored three times. “It may have been the greatest call in the history of Tiger Stadium,” says Paul Boudreaux, a long-time LSU supporter who works with the team.in a clutch situation, in a game against Florida State in 2014. With Notre Dame down by four on fourth-and-goal with 17 seconds left, quarterback Everett Golson rolled right and found an open receiver for a touchdown. Officials, however, called offensive pass interference against the Irish. They eventually lost the game, 31–27.
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