LSU football sweated things early. But the defense's job plus Garrett Nussmeier's surge led to the Tigers' win over Oklahoma on Saturday night.

Garrett Nussmeier was injured in LSU's game against Oklahoma. Here's what we know. Our LSU football coverage is brought to you in part by Waste Pro.

R. Mason Thomas made his second big play in the span of a few minutes and it might’ve knocked LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier out of the game.

Nussmeier went straight to the medical tent where the training staff took off his jersey and shoulder pads to evaluate the injury.Shortly after, Nussmeier jogged to the locker room clutching his shoulder.

The LSU quarterback didn't hold back before returning to the field. Our LSU football coverage is brought to you in part by Waste Pro.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Garrett Nussmeier passed for 277 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair of 40-plus-yard scoring strikes to Chris Hilton after being treated for a throwing shoulder injury, and LSU defeated Oklahoma 37-17 on Saturday night.

LSU starting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier took a big hit early in the second quarter vs Oklahoma and walked into the medical tent.

Here's how Garrett Nussmeier returned from an injury and led LSU football to a win over Oklahoma. Our LSU football coverage is brought to you in part by Waste Pro.

An opening season loss. A six-game winning streak. A field storm after defeating Ole Miss. A three-game losing streak. A promising recruit flipping his commitment to LSU.

Nussmeier opened the second half scoring where he ended the first half, with a 45-yard touchdown connection to Hilton again, extending the LSU lead to 31-17 with 6:48 to play in the third quarter. It capped off a nine play drive that spanned 88 yards in just under five minutes.