Saturday night in Baton Rouge ended with an unusual and tense scene after Texas escaped LSU 22-21. After the final whistle, Texas players danced in front of the LSU student section in the end zone, and the postgame emotion carried into a confrontation involving Mike the Tiger.
According to the scene that followed the game, Chris Stewart taunted Mike the Tiger and the LSU mascot went after him before six staff members stepped in. It was a wild finish to a one-point Southeastern Conference football game that had already delivered plenty of pressure before the last play was over.
A strange ending after a tight game
The confrontation became the most visible moment of the night, but the result had already done major damage to LSU. The Tigers suffered their fourth loss of the season, and with that defeat, their College Football Playoff hopes were gone by the end of the game.
Texas, meanwhile, added another important win to a season in which it entered the latest CFB Playoff rankings at No. 6. The final score was close, but the postgame scene made the ending feel even more memorable.
For LSU, the loss was frustrating enough on its own. For everyone watching in Death Valley, the sight of Mike the Tiger having to be restrained after the game made the night stand out for reasons no one in Baton Rouge expected.
