ORLANDO — As expected, the quarterback stole the show Saturday at the Citrus Bowl.

Only it was Danny Etling and a surprisingly effective LSU passing attack, not Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson, providing the highlights.

Etling threw for 217 yards and two first-half touchdowns as LSU overwhelmed Jackson and Louisville, coasting to a 29-9 victory.

With Louisville packing the box early trying to neutralize Derrius Guice (it didn’t work), wideout Malachi Dupre consistently beat one-on-one coverage on the outside. His spectacular one-handed grab midway through the second quarter gave 123 yards — setting a career high. He finished with 139.

LSU (8-4) clearly saw matchups it liked and devised a plan to expose them before turning it over to its proven running game in the second half.

Etling’s season high for attempts was 30. He finished with 29 Saturday, but threw it 21 times in the first half as LSU sprinkled in three-wide receiver sets with its traditional I-formation looks. On both touchdown passes, Etling used play-action to set up easy throws to open targets.

LSU’s final six plays of the half were passes — though the last one was a terrible decision from Etling that resulted in an easy interception.

Jackson, meanwhile, who earned the Heisman this season largely on his running ability, had company everywhere he went. He couldn’t get to the edge and was harassed nearly every time he dropped back.

No example was more glaring than his sack that led to a safety late in the first half. The box score credited Arden Key, but only because he got to Jackson a step before Duke Riley to extend LSU’s lead to 16-3.

Jackson ended the first half with 12 rushes for minus-24 yards. It was eerily similar to his performance against Houston, when his overwhelmed offensive line offered no protection or running lanes. The result? Eleven sacks and a regular season-low 33 yards on 25 rushes.

Saturday was more of the same, another reminder that even Heisman winners need help. LSU finished with 8 sacks. Key added another one, his 12th of the season, to set LSU’s single-season record.

Jackson’s final stat line — 10-of-27 for 153 yards, just 33 more rushing — will be mentioned alongside Troy Smith (4-of-14 for 35 yards in the January 2007 BCS title game loss to Florida) and Vinny Testaverde (five interceptions) as one of the worst bowl performances by a Heisman winner. Louisville failed to score a touchdown for the first time since 2010.

LSU’s speed was an even bigger issue for the Cardinals’ defense.

Guice opened the second half accounting for all 82 yards of a two-play scoring drive that extended LSU’s lead to 23-6. His first carry went for 12. The second … 70, right through the heart of the Cardinals’ front four. One cut toward the sideline and he raced untouched into the end zone.

It was his second-longest rushing touchdown this season — he had a 96-yard score against Arkansas — and pushed him over 100 yards for the sixth time this season.

That run wasn’t even his most memorable play of the day. After Louisville kicked its third field goal, Guice returned the ensuing kickoff 50 yards … with authority.

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Guice, a sophomore, finished with 138 rushing yards, giving him an SEC-best 1,387 yards this season.