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Wednesday, November 19, 2003 Instant Classic: LSU wins on deflected 'Hail Mary' LSU practices desperation pass plays every Thursday, but quarterback Marcus Randall said they never work. On Nov. 9, the Tigers made one of them work when they absolutely needed it. Devery Henderson caught a deflected 75-yard touchdown pass from Randall as time expired to lift the No. 16 Tigers to a stunning 33-30 victory.
LSU 33, Kentucky 30 Friday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. ET LSU appeared headed for a second straight league loss after Taylor Begley's 29-yard field goal with 11 seconds left put Kentucky ahead, 30-27. Hundreds of blue-clad fans crowded the sidelines and were poised to charge onto the field as the Tigers got the ball back at their own 13-yard line. Before the final play, the Wildcats doused Coach Guy Morriss with a cooler of Gatorade. Randall passed to Michael Clayton at the 25, and LSU called a timeout with two seconds left. Saban gave Randall simple instructions on the sideline. "Coach Saban just told me to throw it as far as I could,'' said Randall, a sophomore making just his third career start. Randall took the snap, avoided the rush to his right and heaved the ball more than 60 yards. As the ball sailed through the air, fireworks exploded out of the Kentucky scoreboard, and Wildcats fans attacked the goal post at the east end zone. At the other end, Kentucky linebacker Morris Lane and two other Wildcats tipped the ball, and Henderson caught it inside the 20. Cornerback Derrick Tatum missed a diving tackle, and Henderson reached the end zone as Kentucky fans continued to pull on the goal post at the other end, oblivious to the incredible outcome. Kentucky fans slowly realized what had just happened. Many sat at midfield as a small group of LSU fans celebrated. The bitter defeat was Kentucky's 13th in a row against a ranked SEC opponent.
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