LSU outscored the No. 14 Yellow Jackets 28-0 in the second quarter and led 35-3 at halftime. Scott, who had 65 yards rushing, had two touchdowns in the decisive quarter.
A year after winning the national title, the Tigers (8-5) lost three of their last four regular-season games but regrouped for a dominant victory.
The biggest special teams plays all fell in LSU’s favor. LSU recovered an onside kick and a Georgia Tech fumbled punt return and made a fourth-down stop on the Yellow Jackets’ surprising fake punt from Tech’s 22.
LSU turned the fumbled punt and stop on the fake punt into quick touchdowns while outscoring Georgia Tech 28-0 in the second quarter.
As if to affirm its mastery of special teams, LSU pulled off a successful fake punt in the fourth quarter, with punter Brady Dalfrey running for 21 yards and a first down. LSU led 38-3 when coach Les Miles called for the fake, and Georgia Tech fans booed the decision.
Georgia Tech (9-4) was denied its first 10-win season since 1998.
The Yellow Jackets lost three turnovers, including a fumble by quarterback Josh Nesbitt on a fourth-down run from the LSU 10 with 2:37 remaining.
LSU freshman quarterback Jordan Jefferson, making only his second start, was 16-of-25 for 142 yards and a touchdown.
