LSU Romps to Sweet Victory Over Irish
Notre Dame Loses Record Ninth Straight Bowl Game
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP Sports
NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 3) - JaMarcus Russell ****** his head, glanced toward the towering Superdome stands and soaked up the pleas of the LSU faithful.
The way the mammoth quarterback played against Notre Dame, there seems little reason for him to spend any more time in college.
Russell thoroughly outperformed Brady Quinn and sent Notre Dame to another postseason meltdown, leading No. 4 LSU to a 41-14 rout of college football's most storied program Wednesday night.
The Sugar Bowl returned to New Orleans with a Cajun-style party, which left the 11th-ranked Fighting Irish with a most unwanted spot in the record book. They lost their ninth straight bowl game, more than any other school.
"I just think," LSU coach Les Miles said, "I've got the best quarterback in the country."
Certainly he had the best on this night. The 6-foot-6, 257-pound Russell completed 21 of 34 passes for 332 yards and two touchdowns. He also had his first rushing score of the season and set up another TD with a 31-yard pass.
Russell and LSU's feared defense took control after halftime, turning a tenuous 21-14 game into a laugher. The Tigers (11-2) outgained Notre Dame by a staggering 333 yards to 30 over the final two quarters.
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