- ABC News
- October 16, 2021
BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU running back Tyrion Davis-Price set a school record with 287 rushing yards during a 49-42 win over No. 20 Florida on Saturday, breaking the previous record of 285 set by Derrius Guice. Davis-Price, who entered the weekend with a combined 287 rushing yards on the season, also ran for three touchdowns. He said offensive coordinator Jake Peetz told him earlier in the week that he would be heavily featured in the game plan. "I told him to feed me," Davis-Price said. "And he did and the O-line blocked and we came away with the W." Davis-Price said it was a total team effort. "I just took it one day at a time and worked my tail off each day," he said. LSU coach Ed Orgeron said he was happy to see the work of Davis-Price and the offensive line finally paying off. The emergence of the running game on Saturday coincided with a resurgent LSU football team as a whole. The Tigers had lost each of their past two games, with wideout ...