"I was just in the locker room with an undefeated, 4-0 college football team," LSU head coach Les Miles said. "I think there are a lot of teams that would like to be in that position. We just played our second nationally-ranked team and won. Our football team is playing great on defense." The Tigers improved to 4-0 overall and face Tennessee on Oct. 2 in Tiger Stadium. The matchup with kickoff at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS. West Virginia fell to 3-1. Both teams struggled offensively, as LSU outgained West Virginia, 230-177. "We can run the football well," Miles said. "We didn't throw it as well as we would have liked. Our quarterback play has got to get better. It's just that simple. Our guys know it. We are going to work on it. We'll start yet again on Monday." LSU running back Stevan Ridley proved the biggest offensive weapon in the game, outgaining his teammates with 20 carries for 116 yards and a 1-yard touchdown. The rest of the Tigers combined for 114 yards. LSU starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson was 10-of-22 passing for 75 yards. He was interceptioned twice. Backup Jarrett Lee entered for one series in the fourth quarter. "We needed a change right there," Miles said. "We put in Lee. Lee came in, he made a pass, and he did some things we wanted him to do, and then, we wanted to run the clock out, and we felt better with Jefferson running the clock out. That's why we put him back in."
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