BATON ROUGE, La. | The Grambling State University football team got off to a strong start offensively, but couldn't handle No. 14 LSU's offensive attack, falling 72-10 on Saturday night at Tiger Stadium.
 
Chance Williams was a big reason for the quick start as he racked up 106 yards on seven carries. Williams, a Baton Rouge native, put the Grambling State offense in great field position all night, finding seams within the LSU defense.  
 
Grambling State quarterback Myles Crawley went 14-of-25 for 148 yards with a touchdown and an interception. 
 
Kevin Thomas paced the GSU defense with eight tackles.
 
LSU quickly drove down the field on its opening drive, capping off an eight play, 77-yard drive with a 26-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels to Brian Thomas Jr. at the 12:51 mark.  
 
On GSU's first drive of the evening, The Tigers moved the ball to midfield on a 34-yard reception by Antonio Jones. Following a false start penalty on the GSU, Williams picked up a first down at the LSU 29-yard line with a 22-yard scamper. 
 
GSU (0-2) found the end zone on a 13-yard pass from Crawley to JR Waters, making it 7-7 with 9:15 to go in the first quarter. 
 
Louisiana State (1-1) answered back quickly with a 47-yard TD pass from Daniels to Chris Hilton putting LSU up 14-7 with 8:24 to go in the opening quarter. 
 
GSU got back to work quickly on the ensuing possession. Williams moved the Tigers into LSU territory with a 36-yard run to the 43-yard line. A few plays later, Crawley connected on a 16-yard pass to Jones, setting up the Tigers with a first and goal at the LSU 8-yard line.  GSU settled for a 23-yard field goal from Tanner Rinker to make it 14-10 LSU with 2:21 remaining in the quarter.  
 
After another LSU TD made it 21-10 at the start of the second quarter, GSU once again drove inside the LSU 10-yard line, this time Rinker missed a 23-yard field goal attempt wide right.
 
Louisiana State began to create some separation on the scoreboard, driving 80 yards in nine plays and adding another touchdown on a three-yard run by Logan Diggs, stretching the advantage to 28-10 with 7:22 to go in the half. 
 
LSU tacked on two more TDs to close the first half to carry a 42-10 lead into the locker room. Grambling State couldn't score any points in the second half. 
 
 
MORE FROM THE BOX SCORE

• GSU gained 320 yards of total offense. The Tigers threw for 157 and rushed for 163.
• The Tigers picked up 16 first downs.
• Grambling State scored on two of its three trips to the red zone.
• GSU committed 13 penalties for 104 yards.
• Antonio Jones led the Grambling State receiving corps with seven catches for 81 yards.
• Jimmy Iles punted the ball four times for an average of 44.0 yards per boot. 
• Kevin Thomas led the defense with eight tackles.
• Louisiana State registered up 35 first downs.
• LSU rolled up 622 yards of offense.
• Jayden Daniels led the LSU air attack going 18-of-24 for 269 yards and five touchdowns.
• Logan Diggs led the LSU ground attack with 115 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries.
• Brian Thomas Jr. and Malik Nabors both caught seven passes for LSU. Thompson made two touchdown grabs while Nabors snagged one. 
• GSU was 3-of-12 on third down conversions while LSU converted 11-of-14 third down chances.

Up Next
Grambling State prepares to return to the friendly confines of Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium as the Tigers welcome Florida Memorial to town for the home opener. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. on ESPN+. 

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