LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy scored the first touchdown of the season for the Tigers on Sunday night, but he followed it up with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Lacy caught a 19-yard touchdown from quarterback Garrett Nussmeier midway through the second quarter of LSU’s 27-20 loss to USC at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. At first, it appeared the officials threw a flag for some celebratory hip thrusts Lacy unleashed after making the play.
Kyren Lacy got caught for too many pumps pic.twitter.com/kBWTHQL6sc
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) September 2, 2024
Upon further review, however, it became clear that Lacy was actually penalized for a gun-related act. Lacy pretended to shoot a USC player as the fifth-year senior was headed back to the bench area.
Kyren Lacy's penalty, they are generally not gonna allow that pic.twitter.com/7t8bT9CDZE
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) September 2, 2024
Directly taunting an opponent is usually a penalty anyway, but bringing a gun-related aspect into it made the call an easy one for the officials.
Lacy finished with 7 catches for 94 yards and a touchdown, but it wasn’t enough. USC junior quarterback Miller Moss went an impressive 27/36 for 378 yards and a touchdown to lead the Trojans to the upset victory in their first game as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
