One of the costlier plays for LSU in the Saturday loss at Alabama came early in the second quarter, when the Tigers appeared close to grabbing momentum with a 14-3 deficit.
D.J. Chark's punt return of more than 30 yards to get beyond midfield came back due to an illegal block penalty against Jontre Kirklin.
That penalty set LSU back to its 13, costing the Tigers what would have been their best starting field position against a punter who was named Monday as the SEC special teams player of the week.
Alabama punter J.K. Scott put six of his eight punts inside the 20 and averaged more than 51 yards on the night.