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LSU steps out of SEC play to face Louisiana Tech

Nov 10, 2007 - 11:30 AM Louisiana Tech (4-5) at No. 2 LSU (8-1) 8:00 pm EST

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Ticker) -- Louisiana State coach Les Miles and his players can afford to relax a little this week.

After completing a daunting stretch, Miles' second-ranked Tigers step out of Southeastern Conference play to take on intrastate foe Louisiana Tech.

LSU finished a brutal four-game slate against SEC foes Florida, Kentucky, Auburn and Alabama with a 41-34 triumph over the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa.

Early Doucet tied the game with a 32-yard TD catch and run on 4th-and-4 with 2:49 to go. After Curtis Taylor recovered a fumble at the Alabama 4, Jacob Hester gave the Tigers the win with a one-yard dive with 1:26 left.

Matt Flynn overcame three interceptions to throw for 353 yards and three TDs for the Tigers, who were facing their former coach, Nick Saban, for the first time since he rejoined the college ranks.

LSU, which also is No. 2 in the BCS standings, needs to win just one of its final two Southeastern Conference games to win the West Division.

Louisiana Tech improved to 3-3 in Western Athletic conference play with a 28-16 win at Idaho last Saturday.

Zac Champion threw for 227 yards and a touchdown with an interception and Patrick Jackson ran for 150 yards and a score in the triumph.

LSU leads the series, 16-1, but this will be just the second meeting since 1941. In 2003, LSU rolled to a 49-10 win here.