LSU's first touchdown of the season was immediately marred.
With 7:09 left in the second quarter, Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier found Kyren Lacy on the near side corner for a 19-yard touchdown pass with the PAT tying the game at 7.
Lacy's momentum carried him into the tunnel, but it was what he did after exiting that forced officials to throw clothes onto the field.
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LSU's Kyren Lacy is shown against the Florida Gators at Tiger Stadium on Nov. 11, 2023, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
After celebrating with his teammates, Lacy appeared to simulate firing a gun at the USC defense.
Lacy was assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, forcing LSU to kick from its own 20 instead of the usual 35.
Rece Davis and Kirk Herbstreit agreed it was a “good decision.”
Herbstreit said he understood the “excitement” of college players, but drew the line “when you do something like that.”
Lacy also celebrated on the bench.
LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy runs with the ball against Florida State on Sept. 3, 2023, in Orlando, Florida. (Joe Petro/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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USC's Zachariah Branch then returned the kick 46 yards past midfield as the Trojans quickly moved into scoring range, though they ultimately settled for a field goal.
Lacy, a senior, began his collegiate career at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2020 before transferring to LSU ahead of the 2022 season. He started 10 of the Tigers’ 13 games last year alongside now-NFL receivers Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr., who were both first-round picks.
Last season, he had 30 receptions for 558 yards and seven touchdowns.
This year, he is expected to take on a larger role, given the departures of Nabers and Thomas.
LSU's Kyren Lacy is shown during the game against Mississippi at Tiger Stadium on Oct. 22, 2022, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
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The game was tied at 10 at halftime at the time of this publication.
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