Handing out grades from the Tigers’ stunning 10-7 win over No. 3 Ole Miss.

OFFENSE: B+

LSU’s offense had plenty of issues on offense. They turned the ball over four times, including an interception thrown by Anthony Jennings in the fourth quarter that looked at the time as if it would cost LSU a chance at winning the game. The Tigers had four three-and-outs in the fourth quarter, including a 25-second drive that gave Ole Miss the ball with a chance to tie or win with 1:27 to go. The Tigers were alternately frustrating and dominant, though. They ran for 264 yards against an Ole Miss defense that looked gassed and overwhelmed, including 202 between the tackles. Running the ball against Ole Miss seemed like an impossibility before the game, yet the Tigers came out determined and did it anyway. LSU put together a 13-play, 95-yard drive that ate 5:59 off the clock in the fourth quarter, fueled by a fresh Kenny Hilliard and a hard-charging Leonard Fournette. Anthony Jennings still was not good, but once again made a huge throw late, this one to Logan Stokes for the game-winning touchdown.

DEFENSE: A+

The only negative thing you can say about LSU’s defense is that they dropped a couple of interceptions early on, costing their offense some opportunities. The Tigers were absolutely lights out otherwise, though, and John Chavis’ unit deserves massive amount of credit for this win. The pass rush flustered Bo Wallace into his worst game of the season; on top of the near-picks, he threw one on Ole Miss’ final drive that was called off due to defensive pass interference, then Ronald Martin made the game-sealing interception with just 0:02 on the clock. Danielle Hunter and Jermauria Rasco led a pass rush that harried Wallace into 14-of-34 passing, Kendell Beckwith was impressive in shutting down the running game and Jamal Adams was all over the field in the secondary. LSU stymied every offensive effort by the Rebels, delivering crushing physicality at every turn.

SPECIAL TEAMS: D

Put simply, Tre’Davious White looked like he had no idea what he was doing returning punts on Saturday. One of the heroes of last week’s win against Kentucky with two long punt returns, one for a touchdown, White was lost as the deep man against Ole Miss. He called for fair catches when he had plenty of space in front of him and fielded at least two punts he should have let go. White did make one smart play, picking up a punt that bounced off a player’s leg. While it turned out the ball hit his own teammate, it was better to be safe than sorry. In addition to White’s misadventures, Colby Delahoussaye missed a chip shot field goal on LSU’s first drive of the game, while Jamie Keehn shanked one punt and allowed Ole Miss to take over inside the LSU 40-yard line.

COACHING: A

Coaching less than 24 hours after his mother passed away, Les Miles’ team came out and played a quintissential LSU game. They smashed Ole Miss’ offense in the mouth and ran the ball down their defense’s throats. The Tigers pulled off another fourth quarter comeback, and are now 24-23 under Miles when trailing going into the fourth quarter. Even though the offense sputtered for long stretches of the game, they pulled it together with a dominant six-minute drive that led to their go-ahead score.

OVERALL: A

What can you say? The Tigers came out and beat the Rebels in the most LSU fashion possible, clobbering them on both sides of the line of scrimmage and slugging out a defensive battle. For a team that so many wrote off after their bad loss to Auburn, this is an incredible win.