No. 16 LSU defeated South Carolina in the Game of the Week, Finebaum believes things could have gone differently.

LSU, led by tackles Will Campbell and Emery Jones Jr., held Kennard and Stewart mostly in check. The true freshman was held without a tackle and Kennard did have 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss but also got flagged for numerous penalties.

However, LSU weathered the storm and scored 16 in the second quarter to make it an eight-point game. With South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers going down due to injury, the Gamecocks' offense took a major step back. LSU took the lead in the fourth quarter, but the Gamecocks responded and retook the lead.

The Gamecocks, methodical out of the gate, jumped to a 17-0 lead and looked like they might hang 50 on the 16th-ranked Tigers. Of course, LSU fought back took the lead in the fourth quarter, retook it with 72 seconds left and watched USC kicker Alex Herrera’s last-second kick sail left.

Shane Beamer exhausted his only option on Saturday night. South Carolina had just lost a heartbreaker to LSU — once up 17, the Gamecocks gave up the game-winning touchdown with just over a minute to play — and much of the game’s story centered on officiating.

Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer and athletic director Ray Tanner were in contact with the SEC office about some of the referees' calls in Saturday's loss to LSU.

South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer called the SEC head of officials after LSU loss. The South Carolina Gamecocks took a tough loss on Saturday versus the LSU Tigers. In the midst of that loss,

After South Carolina's 36-33 loss to LSU Saturday, coach Shane Beamer sought clarification for some of the 13 penalties called on the Gamecocks.