LSU defeats Vanderbilt, 27-3

Stevan Ridley scored a 65-yard touchdown and ran for 144 of his career-high 159 yards in the second half, and the Tigers never trailed in defeating Vanderbilt 27-3 Saturday night. It was the Tigers' seventh straight win in this series in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
The Tigers nearly blew a 30-10 lead a week ago against North Carolina before knocking down a couple of passes at the end to preserve a 30-24 victory. This time, they finished off this victory with 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.
Russell Shepard scored a 30-yard TD run to put the Tigers (2-0) ahead to stay, and Alfred Blue also had a TD. Josh Jasper kicked two field goals. The Tigers still had trouble holding onto the ball with three fumbles all recovered. But Jordan Jefferson was intercepted in the end zone in the third quarter.
LSU has won 11 of 12 against Vanderbilt, and the Tigers have held Vanderbilt (0-2) to 31 points combined in the past six games.
The Tigers came up with six sacks and held Vanderbilt to 135 yards total offense. The Tigers rolled up 280 of 392 yards offense on the ground and held the ball for nearly 34 minutes.