Halftime Report: LSU-Vanderbilt
It took the Vanderbilt Commodores 3:56 seconds and 8 plays to go 75 yards to take an early 7-0 lead over the visiting LSU Tigers.
It took LSU quarterback Joe Burrow 1:13 to tie the game, as the senior drove the Tigers 75 yards in 5 plays to even the score.
From there the first half belonged to Burrow and the Tigers as the powerful Tigers offense sped their way to a 38-17 halftime advantage.
LSU's offense rolled up first half yards with Burrow completing 18 of 24 passes for 357 yards and 4 first half touchdowns.
The longest scoring drive for the Tigers in the first half took just 2:11 seconds.
The Commodores offense managed just 187 total yards in the first half with quarterback Riley Neal completing 10 of 22 pass attempts for 105 yards.
Ke'Shawn Vaughn lead the Commodores ground game with 67 yards in the first half as Vanderbilt outgained the Tigers on the ground in the first half.
A missed exchange between Burrow and LSU running back Clyde Edward-Helaire at the LSU one-yard line was recovered in the endzone by Vanderbilt's Elijah McAllister for the second Commodore touchdown, cutting the LSU advantage to 38-17 at the half.
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