Sam Leavitt accounts for 4 TDs as No. 18 LSU handles Auburn 38-17 on the Plains

AUBURN, Ala. -- , This was the Lane Kiffin offense everyone expected at LSU. Sam Leavitt accounted for four touchdowns, including two throws to speedster Jackson Harris , and No. 18 LSU handled Auburn 38-17 on Saturday to end an eight-game, road-losing streak in Southeastern Conference play. Leavitt completed 32 of 45 passes for a career-high 387 yards, ran for 54 more and played turnover-free football for the second consecutive week. He was equally sharp in a 31-0 victory against Mississippi State last Saturday, throwing for 289 yards and four scores. LSU (6-2, 4-2 SEC) scored on five of six possessions in the first half to take a commanding 31-10 lead into the locker room. It was the best half of football the Tigers have turned in since Kiffin took over and signed one of the most coveted quarterbacks in the transfer portal.