Johnson's 3 TDs help LSU pull away from McNeese in 34-7 win

BATON ROUGE, La. -- , LSU coach Ed Orgeron was happy to get his first victory of the season, but still knows there is plenty of work to do. Max Johnson threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns and LSU beat McNeese 34-7 Saturday night. “Not good enough offensively,” Orgeron said. “It starts with protection; we must protect the quarterback better. We have to continue to improve and hopefully we will get better when we get some of our linemen back.” LSU’s defense held the Cowboys to 142 yards total offense. After sputtering last week in a season-opening loss to UCLA, the LSU (1-1) offense still struggled against McNeese, gaining just 262 yards of total offense through the first three quarters and scoring just 24 points on an FCS opponent. “I’m a little surprised with how much we have struggled (offensively) these first two weeks,” Orgeron said.