Leonard Fournette ran for a career-high 244 yards and two touchdowns, Tre’Davious White returned a punt 69 yards for another score, and No. 8 Louisiana State, playing on the road, held off fired-up Syracuse, 34-24.
L.S.U. (3-0) used big plays to hand Syracuse (3-1) its first loss despite being called for 14 penalties for 120 yards.
No play was bigger than Travin Dural’s 51-yard catch on third-and-5 in the fourth quarter after the Orange moved within a touchdown. Brandon Harris hit Malachi Dupre with an 11-yard touchdown pass with 9 minutes 14 seconds left to seal the outcome.