the captioning on this program is provided as an independent service of captionmax, which is solely responsible for the accurate and complete transcription of program content. cbs, its parent and affiliated companies, and their respective agents and divisions, are not responsible for the accuracy, or completeness of any transcription, or for any errors in transcription. >> gary: slot down the middle, good coverage, mathieu one side, safety, taylor on the other side. that ball had to be caught high, or nowhere. >> verne: and so that brings on zach hocker for the season, 17-23. alan d'appollonio will snap it. from inside the 20. and the razorbacks shave part of the lead.

wilson still arguing with garrick mcgee. he might have said stronger than "really." >> gary: i know quarterbacks have a tendency to yell at their coaches. [ male announcer ] leadership, excellence...

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>> verne: 21-17 now, the field goal set up by the 60-yard pass and catch from cobi hamilton. now red lobster presents today's scholar athlete. our choice, dylan breeding, the arkansas punter. you can see among other highlights in the summer, he went on a mission trip to guatemala. red lobster's commitment to the investment in our future is shown by donating $1,000 to the university of arkansas's general scholarship fund. one-time walk-on out of hoover, alabama, no offer from the university of alabama, walked on at arkansas. beckham and ron brooks are the deep men. >> verne: zach hocker to kick off.

>> verne: so the touchback will bring it out to the 20 and time now to bring the duck back on one more time and give you the answer to the -- >> aflac. >> verne: trivia question. when was the only other time one conference had the top three teams in the a.p. poll? obviously, pre-b.c.s. 1971. nebraska, oklahoma and colorado. that was the final poll of the year. that was the year of that classic on thanksgiving afternoon, nebraska and oklahoma. michael ford is the running back alongside jordan jefferson. we have not seen his fellow senior jarrett lee for one play from scrimmage today.

option pitch. that looked like overtime against alabama, didn't it? >> gary: yes. it's been effective all day and jordan jefferson has done more than just the option. started out a little shaky. arkansas got to him. but i think the facemask really kind of took the pressure off jordan jefferson and on the first touchdown drive. since then, he's been good until the last interception on the last drive. >> verne: and l.s.u., now, with a second down and six. >> gary: l.s.u., six turnovers all year, two today for 10 points. >> verne: right side. ford to the 30. that should move the chains. >> gary: we talked about mathieu -- tyrann mathieu for l.s.u. making plays. thomas has had a good football game for arkansas.

remember, he forced the football early. taking a blow on this series after that interception on the last series. curious on why he isn't in there. >> verne: kenny hilliard and stampley in the i formation now. hilliard follows stampley's block and crawls on his back out to the 35 yard line. let's go to the studio, now, for this heisman watch presented by nissan. tim brando. >> tim: case keenum threw for 457 and five touchdowns and houston earned a spot in the c-usa championship. tomorrow afternoon trent richardson and alabama playing in the iron bowl and stanford will take on notre dame with an outside shot at a b.c.s. bowl berth. back to you. >> verne: all right, tim, second down and five here.

hilliard again. nothing doing this time. darius bennett and winston were the first ones there. let's check in with tracy wolfson. >> tracy: tramain thomas remains on the sideline. looks as though he's ready to go back in but he was getting oxygen earlier while they were sitting around with the defense. no other word again. arkansas gives no information. something to keep an eye on, guys. >> verne: just noticed that t-bob hebert is in at right guard, lonergan also in there along with blackwell -- t-bob one of the seniors. jefferson. that will be very close for the first down. it's going to be marked short -- >> gary: it is. willy robinson, defensive coordinator, brought six, meaning it was man-to-man on the play. jefferson sees six coming. throws the quick out. tackle. and the spot.

i thought at first he put his foot on the line and then he switched it. still short, though. >> verne: a smidgen. >> gary: i thought he put his foot right on the 40 yard line to begin. watch the official right here that makes the call. i think it was the proper spot just ahead of the line. what will les miles do? >> verne: guess what. in part, he earned his reputation as the mad hatter because he went for it on fourth down, most memorably five times, successful five in a prime time game against florida in 2007. this year they've only gone for it four out of five times -- or successfully, four of five, and will he? apparently he will. >> gary: the way arkansas moved the ball last time, i think he wants to keep the football here. if you can't make two inches.

>> verne: so it's jefferson, quarterback sneak. flag is down -- whoa. >> gary: i think that arkansas might have been in the neutral zone there. is there movement? ifrmths offsides. defense. five-yard penalty. the result is a first down. >> gary: i think in the neutral zone before the snap. darius wright a little too anxious trying to stop that one. >> verne: i saw t-bob hebert. 21-17, getting late in the third quarter. number one versus number three.

>> verne: moore. foot race. knocked out of bounds inside the 10. >> gary: there are two second-level players that need to clean up this play for arkansas. they both miss. tenarius wright, substitute that time, elton ford is the guy that doesn't make the play. you wonder -- wright's having a pretty good game here. squeeze down, the safety does not take the proper angle, and just slips. everybody squeezes for arkansas. squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, but this guy has to clean it up. bad angle, caught inside and that's the reason it takes a

three-yard gain into a huge gain. >> verne: a 49-yard effort and a first down and goal from the six. backs in the i. hilliard. to the five. >> gary: you've got tramain thomas better be so gassed, there has got to be a reason. you give him a rest like that -- that can cost you the game. >> verne: back on the field now. >> gary: one bad angle and all of a sudden it's first and goal. >> verne: it's stampley and hilliard. hilliard the running back behind stampley. the toss. hilliard. at the five. driven down at the four.

jerry franklin, middle linebacker filling the gap. >> gary: interesting call, do you go option? do you roll out and allow jordan jefferson the ability to run or throw? remember, we scored that option touchdown against -- he scored that option touchdown against tennessee. so many different plays they could use. >> verne: james wright is the wide receiver to the left. top of the screen. out in the spread. snap good. here is jefferson. fires it. incomplete. intended for rueben randle. >> gary: middle. ball is thrown -- it was tramain thomas was the only guy that defended it, forced the throw a little wider on the play.

>> verne: l.s.u. will try and counter the field goal just authored by -- >> gary: that was a big stop for arkansas. >> verne: indeed. for the season, alleman 14 of 16. this is from 21 yards out. >> verne: and we're back to the seven-point margin with which we started the third quarter. two minutes and 14 seconds to go in the third. [ adrianna ] when i grill lobster, i make sure it's a melt in your mouth kind of experience. [ john ] the wood fires up the grill a little bit hotter so you really get a good sear and it locks in the juices. surf & turf -- you can't go wrong. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's surf & turf event. choose from three grilled combinations all under $20. like our maine lobster with peppercorn sirloin or our new bacon-wrapped shrimp with blue cheese sirloin for $14.99. [ adrianna ] i think the guests are going to take a bite and be like "oh, man, this is so awesome." [ john ] i'm grill master john mazany. i'm grill master adrianna hollis. and we sea food differently.

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expect this to keep him out, guys. >> verne: all right, trace. james hairston will kick off. >> verne: that will come out to the 20. don't forget. later in the game, the play of the game presented by napa auto parts. >> gary: right now that 92-yard punt return seems to be the lead in the house, doesn't it? >> verne: i think so. that is the difference in the score right now. >> gary: arkansas has run the ball 23 times and passed it just 16. will they go away from that, so-called their balance of running and passing? will they run more or pass more now? >> verne: wilson will throw on first down. he's under pressure. he will not throw on first down.

sam montgomery, the defensive end. that's his eighth sack of the year. >> gary: good job in the secondary that time. play action pass. really nowhere to go with the football. sam montgomery. where would you throw the ball? i don't see anybody open. by the time he tries to go to the next one, big 99 comes inside to tyler wilson and forces the sack. >> verne: that's the third sack of the afternoon. a loss of eight. second down and 18. >> gary: this is where brooks makes this play. right here. >> verne: and he comes. the play is away from him. he still gets there. in pursuit, ron brooks, and the tackle made at the 16 yard line. >> gary: it's that three-man package that john chavis loves with ron brooks in the game. told us last night he is an extremely gifted athlete and he's learning the system more

and more. >> verne: third and 13. >> verne: left side. caught by johnson. hit by baker. and then help arrives. it will be further down. >> gary: this almost appeared that this ball was going to johnson right from the get-go. i'm wondering if tyler wilson's neck is bothering him more than we think. there was not even a look downfield. here we go. >> dan: fourth down, dylan breeding, number 14, had a 70-yard punt earlier but he also

had one returned 92 yards by tyrann mathieu. this will bounce in front of mathieu. hops right to it. he takes it across the 50 to the 45. >> gary: he's so aggressive. remember, the first one of the game, when he fielded it on the one yard line, then he has the punt return and even there, that was a 20-yard difference. >> verne: we reach the end of three. [ gunfire, explosions ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with a new 285-horsepower pentastar v6 engine, it's game over for would-be contenders. the 2012 jeep wrangler call of duty: modern warfare 3 edition. the toughest vehicle in the world.

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>> mathieu is going to take it. a chance to run. five, 10, 15, he's at midfield. he's going to take it to the house. 35, 25, 15, 10, see you, 91 yards. >> verne: that punt return for the touchdown the difference in the ballgame as we get set for the beginning of quarter number four. l.s.u. with a first down at the 45 yard line. jordan jefferson has gone the distance in this ballgame. rueben randle, bottom of the screen. russell shepard is in the slot and on first down the blitz coming from arkansas. they keep it on the ground and a nice run inside the 40 as we run the first play.

verne lundquist, gary danielson, impressions. >> gary: l.s.u. is 15 minutes away probably from playing for the national championship but both teams are good in the fourth quarter. arkansas all year plus-74 points in the fourth quarter, l.s.u. plus 70 points in the fourth quarter, so both of them feel very comfortable. >> verne: second down and four. jefferson gives it off and that ball is moved to the 35 yard line. let's go back to the studio for a "john hancock update." tim brando. >> tim: it may not look like much but tyler hansen is going to take it in to give colorado a 10-0 lead early in the third. what makes it soig is if they win over utah, ucla is assured the pac-12 title game and they're 6-5 going into the game with u.s.c. just thought you would like to know. >> verne: of course. it's also relevant because the steamboat springs ski area is

open. i'll get there somehow. >> gary: quick snap here. >> verne: third and short. quarterback keeper. and it appears jefferson has the first down. >> gary: really all year we've seen with l.s.u. is just a different style in how they attack on offense. they're much more patient running the ball with power this year than they have been in the last few years. thus, fewer turnovers. much more under control. much more willing to use their powerful offensive line and run the ball tough. >> verne: deangelo peterson, who is the pass-receiving tight end. they'll run it. keep it on the ground. michael ford down to the 30 and he fights for an extra two yards. >> gary: when you play a lot of different running backs like l.s.u. does, it keeps all of them so fresh right until the end of the year. l.s.u.'s running backs look like they've got fresh legs to me.

>> verne: that point was made to us they're almost as fast now as they were in august. >> gary: they have the weary legs. looks like arkansas is coming after them, no safety in the middle, all 11 players for arkansas in the picture here. >> verne: second down. >> gary: here they come. >> verne: yes, they do. jefferson. one man coverage, in the goal line and it is incomplete, intended for randle. my gosh. so many things can happen as a result of this game. if l.s.u. wins this, they play georgia in the s.e.c. championship. if arkansas wins this, then we get into all kinds of convoluted scenarios. >> gary: it's going to take us 10 days to figure it out. >> verne: you said last week it was three talk shows. it may be seven. third down.

on the ground. nice run. >> gary: you've got to give it to this offensive line. remember, just a year ago, they ran the ball 39 times against arkansas for 100 yards. they're just running it right up the middle. that time, they follow josh williford. just powering, and they're at 180 as we speak. >> verne: kenny hilliard, the freshman, dalton's nephew, has run it 17 times in the ballgame. he's going to get another one. to the 13 yard line. kevin mitchell with the tackle. >> gary: we talked about that rededication here at l.s.u. to playing tough football first. and running the ball downhill.

>> verne: hilliard will get a rest and spencer ware who relinquished this spot to hilliard because of his suspension in that one game tries to get it back. >> gary: >> gary: and now you wonder if the arkansas defense, because of the difference in plays, it's 60 to 42 plays now, and they're pounding, pounding. in the second half, 27 plays for l.s.u., just 11 in the second half for arkansas. >> verne: second down and three at the seven. spencer ware still in at running back and deangelo peterson tight to the right side, russell shepard -- oh, he saw something, and so the slot receiver on the right side and jefferson said "what?" "what?" >> referee: time out. l.s.u. that is their first charged time out of this half.

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>> verne: this year it moves to the nation's capital. we'll be in washington, d.c. for army-navy presented by usaa. we asked you earlier the poll question. "should the tiebreaker be decided by the b.c.s. poll?" i'm not shocked at this. >> gary: no, no, and they need to fix it before they get embarrassed. why do you want somebody from oregon to vote on who the s.e.c. champs are? >> verne: second down. jefferson looks back. spencer ware is the running back. >> gary: they're going to run the ball, they're not going to risk a pass. >> verne: and we're keeps churning, and churns right on into the end zone. looked like he was stopped at the three. not quite.

>> gary: it's the same size play they have been running all game. josh williford around. i'll bet they've run this play 15 times in the 37 runs. the same play. >> verne: he got a pretty good shove, didn't he frshgs chase clement, number 88. here is the extra point from alleman. >> gary: dive, wraparound, just run off the tight end. clement gets a block and a push. [ male announcer ] will our status this weekend be worth updating? what are the to-do's we'll check off and the prices we'll brag about?

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>> and now it's time for our "geico game recapriati." >> verne: arkansas scored first. "geico game recap." >> verne: arkansas scored first. 7-0. then the hit from tramain thomas, the ball pops up, alonzo highsmith, 47-yard fumble return for the touchdown. razorbacks up by 14. kenny hilliard, the freshman, got the first touchdown for l.s.u. to cut it to 14-7. and then, thus far i would think the play of the game, 92-yard punt return, mathieu gets blocks from francois downfield and ran it in from 92. l.s.u. took the lead on russell shepard's nine-yard catch then an exchange of field goals, the first from hocker from 29 yards out then alleman from 21 yards. that re-established a seven-point margin. just a moment ago, spencer ware

seemingly stopped, kept driving his legs and got in for the touchdown, and so with 11:04 to go, l.s.u. number one in the country, undefeated, trying to stay that way. >> gary: since it was 14-0, it's been 31-3. >> verne: taken by marquel wade, and the razorbacks get it at their own 20 yard line. >> gary: if you want to know why, no joe adams, no jarius wright, no big plays from their playmakers. joe adams two catches, jarius wright just one the whole game. he tore up texas a&m. >> verne: 13 for 281 in that one and he's been a nonfactor. that one catch was for the touchdown.

>> gary: this has been the style by l.s.u. all game. they're keeping a safety 20 yards deep. they're saying, "uh-uh, those big 80-yard passes are not happening this year." >> verne: that's craig loston, number six. >> gary: at the snap, he was 25 yards. >> verne: they go deep right side. it's intercepted. picked off by morris claiborne. >> gary: tyler wilson misread that. he thought he had bump and run but it was called press-bail. you show a press then you bail and look for the fade. watch the defenders turn and run. he turns and runs before the defender turns and runs. tyler wilson did not see the coverage. >> verne: morris claiborne, many feel he's the best of the defensive backs, maybe in the conference.

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>> gary: it's over. >> verne: touchdown, jefferson, and l.s.u. ♪ >> verne: he began the season suspended because of his involvement in a bar parking lot fight, charged initially with a felony, it was reduced to a misdemeanor, and when it was, he was reinstated to the football team. he played behind jarrett lee until three games ago. and now the come-back appears complete for the senior, jordan jefferson. >> gary: jefferson's eyes are going to go right here. as he's faking the handoff, he watches the defensive end. is he going to come down to the middle? yes, he does.

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>> verne: 10:09 to go, fourth quarter, jordan jefferson sitting next to james wright, rueben randle on the sideline. 38-17 with 10:09 to go. >> verne: that one five yards back. how about highlights on the ground for l.s.u. >> gary: when you get stoned for 100 yards rushing in last year's game, you sell it all week to your team that, "we are going to run the ball to win," and they've done it inside, outside, and with their quarterback to the tune of 254. >> verne: kenny hilliard with 18

carries. a career high of 86. michael ford seven for 81. jefferson now seven for 53. and spencer ware. they have had 178 yards rushing in this half. >> gary: yeah. >> verne: ronnie wingo. number 20. >> verne: see the wristband? >> gary: all those voters can go shopping this weekend, now, because their votes aren't going to matter. it will be the last vote that we all talk about when they have to publicize exactly who they voted for, whether they're going to go for a rematch or not. >> verne: wilson goes deep right side, tipped away, intended for cobi hamilton. tharold simon, number 24, and brandon taylor were both there. >> gary: when you play that deep safety, it is reminiscent of the

way florida used to play their safety very deep back in the day when they were winning those championships, remember that, florida fans? >> verne: yes. third down, 11. wilson 11 of 19. >> verne: blitz. mingo. >> gary: we knew it was going to happen. if the game got out of wack and arkansas game predictable as if they were going to throw the ball on this l.s.u. eight, i say eight because they've got eight guys up there, knew it was coming it would be lights out for arkansas. they had to win with three phases to even get to phase four for an opportunity to win, and they didn't do it.

>> verne: that's the four sack. the eighth tackle for a loss today and the punting unit is on. this is breeding and odell beckham is back now, number 33. he's going to let it bounce, and it takes a little bit of an arkansas hop and comes to rest at the 39 yard line. 50-yard punt. and i believe jarrett lee is going to come on the field, the senior quarterback from brenham, texas. come on! wait for me! there it is. ah! hurry up. you're heavy. are you sure these letters will get to santa? yes, of course. hold still. almost there. a little bit higher. i can't hold you up much longer. ah! whoa! [ all giggle ] ♪ hi, fellas. hi, virginia. why are you on the floor? [ female announcer ] bring your letter to santa into macy's and we'll donate to the make-a-wish® foundation. together, we'll collect a million reasons to believe.

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>> verne: jordan jefferson with a big game, leading this l.s.u. tiger team to a 38-17 senior day, and before the game began, here is the moment when jefferson was introduced to this crowd of 93,000, brought up by his mom and dad and little brother -- and how well he has responded today. >> gary: i would not be surprised if he runs a play and they take him out so he can be cheered by these fans one more time. >> verne: if they do that, they will cheer jarrett lee as he comes on. ware. right side.

>> verne: tackle made by jerico nelson. les miles obviously does not share our flair for the dramatic. he's going to leave him in there. >> gary: i don't know, i can look at jarrett lee's body language down there. he thought he was going on to go in. >> verne: i thought so too. he's by himself. >> gary: he was looking at les, les was looking at the clock. >> verne: yeah. >> verne: blitz. jefferson. caught. randle. first down. jarrett lee, fifth-year senior. his story has been well documented too. had that horrific freshman year as a redshirt with 16 interceptions, seven returned for t.d.'s and took over after jefferson's suspension this fall and played very, very, very well

until he threw the back-to-back interceptions against -- >> gary: les is thinking style points here. he knows there is going to be a vote, and just in case he loses to georgia, he wants to get this score as big as possible so that he still gets there even with a loss. that's what i think he's thinking. the victory against arkansas, les miles will have a winning record against every team in the s.e.c. except one. georgia. that loss came in 2005. >> verne: second down. and a flag. >> gary: i watched it. >> referee: false start. >> verne: false start. the current b.c.s. standings, l.s.u., they're going to win this. >> gary: right now he's playing against this guy. right here. >> verne: where he used to

coach, by the way. >> gary: yeah. >> verne: ok. >> gary: if you're wondering why he's throwing the ball, that is the reason. in my opinion, if they beat georgia, they should have, at least, going into the b.c.s. national championship game, one share of the national championship. they've earned it as the best team in the country throughout the regular season. they have to play alabama. they should be playing just for the b.c.s. championship. >> verne: gary is alluding to the b.c.s. national championship, a.p. took themselves out of it a few years ago. kenny hilliards out of bounds at the 25. he already has a career-high 86. he's now gone over 100 yards in this ballgame. >> gary: just think about this. kenny hilliard has become a go-to player on the number one team in the country and would have never got on the field

unless spencer ware made a big mistake. >> verne: he got his first opportunity in that game against auburn and had been practicing all season as a fullback, and that week they moved him to the tailback spot. >> verne: still throwing. randle in the end zone. the catch is made, out of bounds. >> gary: trying to feed rueben randle to finish off a great game. if that ball had been a yard and a half to the right in the field, it would have been a touchdown. >> verne: randle with nine catches for 134 yards in the ballgame today. shepard and james wright break out wide to the right. michael ford is the running back.

>> verne: toss. shepard. gary said at the beginning of the broadcast you felt that arkansas had to do four things effectively. >> gary: they only had a chance if they could do four things. one, run the ball. they had three straight years over 100. ny. could they stop the run today? keep it 150, 140? no. could they at least tie or not lose the special teams? no. and that means tyler wilson could not be tieshl wilson. >> verne: third -- and that means tyler wilson could not be tyler wilson. >> verne: jefferson goes up in the air. i don't think there is any doubt that you assessed this thing correctly. style points. >> gary: unfortunately, like

steve spurrier says, i read his quote, "it's the system we have." >> verne: yeah. >> gary: i think it needs to be expanded badly -- badly, we need commissioner slive, a year ago, wanted to go to a plus one. we've got basically three teams alive, at least if we had a plus one we would have 15 teams alive. college football needs more. >> verne: alleman with the field goal attempt from 37 yards. it's up and it is good, and it is 41-17 with 5:08 to go.

>> verne: it seems oh, so long

ago but at one point arkansas led this game 14-0. now it's time for the play of the game presented by napa auto parts, with the call jim hawthorne of the l.s.u. radio network. >> here is the snap. there is the kick. an end-over-ender and mathieu is going to take it in, a chance to run, near side, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, he's got a block, he's at midfield, he's going to take it to the house, 35, 30, 20, 15, 10, see you, 91 yards. >> verne: and that tied it at 14-14. since it was 14-0, l.s.u. has outscored bobby petrino's team 41-3. >> gary: you never know for sure but it looked like petrino was pointing over to les and saying -- bobby is a very competitive guy. you could tell by the way he answered tracy at the half, he was pointing over like, great,

great, great. you know what, bobby? you've got a chance to win the national championship but because of all of this crazy voting goes on, you cannot blame les miles for doing it. until they change the system, that's what you are going to get. >> verne: marquel wade. in the meantime, of course, there is an alabama-auburn game tomorrow. if alabama were to prevail in that one, it would have an interesting outcome, would it know? ramifications? >> gary: priefr to the game i asked les and -- >> gary: prior to the game i asked les and nick are you willing to a rematch? they said no, the l.s.u. fan base believes there is online one team in the country that can beat us. alabama. they may have to play them again. >> verne: and alabama, of course, with this l.s.u. victory will not qualify for the s.e.c. title game. there is a pass to jarius wright, out of bounds.

>> verne: here was les miles. >> verne: "this is the system we have so we kick a field goal to make it 41-17" and as gary points out they're playing oklahoma state. wilson down in the b.c.s. thing -- >> gary: the comparison, also. there was a projection by one of the b.c.s. gurus that if l.s.u. lost -- this was a projection by one of those guys that study the computers -- that it could be alabama versus oklahoma state, so i think les is saying, "all right, alabama, you did a nice job against arkansas but not as good as we did against arkansas." >> verne: second down. left side. it's caught.

that's joe adams. adams and write have not been factors today. -- adams and wright have not been factors today. with l.s.u. and georgia meeting in -- this is all hard to fathom -- l.s.u.'s reward for winning this is a spot in the s.e.c. championship game against a very, very good georgia team. there is a fumble. picked off by mathieu. boy, does he know how to do that well. tyrann mathieu looks for blocking help. >> gary: "ladies and gentlemen," we can hear the announcer like we're watching a show here. >> verne: don bornet is the public-address announcer. the honey badger. >> gary: he rips it, and he catches it. >> verne: he was on the

endangered species list for about a month, but he takes what he wants. and jarrett lee is in at quarterback. >> verne: first, 10, 3:34 to go. >> gary: i kid you not, l.s.u. believes they will have a better team next year than this year. bamberger is going to be their quarterback, transfer from georgia. they believe their team will be bigger, stronger and faster next year. >> verne: second down. seven tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a 92-yard punt return for a touchdown.