ORLANDO, Fla. -- LSU coach Brian Kelly said his team's 45-24 loss to Florida State on Sunday night was "a total failure," after a second-half collapse allowed the Seminoles to run away with the game.
The No. 5 Tigers had a 17-14 halftime lead but allowed No. 8 FSU to score 31 unanswered points in the second half. They had no answers for Noles quarterback Jordan Travis (342 yards passing, five total touchdowns) or receiver Keon Coleman (122 yards, three scores).
The loss marked LSU's largest defeat as a ranked team in a season opener in the AP poll era (since 1936).