Zach Mettenberger, LSU coast past Mississippi State

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Zach Mettenberger rifled accurate passes over the middle, lofted timing throws down the sideline and demonstrated for a second straight week that LSU could indeed move the ball through the air. Mettenberger passed for 273 yards and two touchdowns, and LSU (No. 7 BCS, No. 9 AP) kept alive faint hope of a Southeastern Conference title with a 37-17 victory over Mississippi State (No. 21 BCS, No. 22 AP) on Saturday night. "He's at a hot streak right now. I think that's something Zach and the fans and really everybody have been waiting on all season," LSU center P.J. Lonergan said. "It's good to finally see him get in that rhythm." One week after passing for a career-high 298 yards in a narrow loss to Alabama, Mettenberger completed 19 of 30 passes without an interception against the Bulldogs.