LSU, Lane Kiffin just put the SEC on notice with blowout win at Auburn

With under five minutes remaining in the first half, he took an intermediate pass across the middle of the field 70 yards for his second touchdown and a 24-10 lead.

Harris had nine receptions, 178 yards and two touchdowns, giving him 480 receiving yards over his last four conference games.

Quarterback Sam Leavitt, who had eight interceptions through six games, has played his cleanest the past two weeks, throwing for 676 yards with eight total touchdowns (seven pass, one rush) and no interceptions.

LSU is also getting healthier on offense, with tight end Trey'Dez Green returning from a four-game absence on Saturday. He made an immediate impact, scoring a touchdown on a 3rd-and-6 inside the red zone five minutes into the second quarter and finishing second on the team in receptions (five) and receiving yards (50).

Lane Kiffin, in his first season as LSU coach, showed more trust in his offense than in an earlier loss at Kentucky when he elected to punt near midfield on a 4th-and-1 instead of leaving the offense on the field to potentially ice the game. Kentucky ultimately drove into field-goal range and sent the game to overtime, where it won on a walk-off two-point conversion.

On Saturday, Kiffin kept the unit on the field on a 4th-and-2 early in the second quarter from his own 33-yard line, leading 10-3, and called a gutsy trick play. Running back Dillin Jones took a direct snap and handed the ball to Leavitt, who faked a reverse toss to wide receiver Winston Watkins Jr., then threw in the flat to Green for a first down.

LSU's defense also did a fantastic job of containing Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown, who had 222 rushing yards over his past two games entering Saturday. The Tigers sacked him six times, limiting Brown to 21 yards on 19 carries.

The SEC is up for grabs with every team already losing at least one conference game. LSU is still a factor to make it to Atlanta for the conference title game, and with its two losses by a combined nine points and remaining games against Tennessee, No. 13 Alabama (5-2, 3-2 in SEC) and No. 19 Texas (4-2, 1-2 in SEC), it's very much in the College Football Playoff picture, too.

The Tigers may need to be perfect down the stretch to make the 12-team field, and after the last two weeks, they look up to the task.