LSU QB Jarrett Lee’s amazing adventure…
21 September 2008LSU QB Jarrett Lee was just awful in the showdown at Auburn. In relief of starter Andrew Hatch, Lee only completed one of his first nine passes, with one interception returned for an Auburn touchdown. There was no reason to hope for anything better.
But sometimes things change on a single play. For Lee, that play came in the third quarter.
Down 14-3, Lee dropped back to pass. Spencer Pybus blitzed from the blind side. Lee didn’t see him. It was set up as a teeth-rattling sack, and another disappointing failure for the freshman signal caller.
But the ball cleared Lee’s hand an instant before Pybus drilled him, and found its way into the hands of Chris Mitchell, who took it in for an LSU touchdown.
After that, Lee was a different player. He had a spring in his step. He threw with authority and accuracy, replacing his earlier wobbling floaters with tight, fast spirals.
And he led LSU to victory in a place they hadn’t won since the Clinton Adminstration.
What a difference a single play can make…
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