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Look: LSU trolls South Carolina with ‘Sandstorm’ celebration in Tigers’ locker room

LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly smiles after defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium.
LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly smiles after defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium. USA TODAY NETWORK

The LSU football team made sure they heard “Sandstorm” one final time before the left Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday.

A video from Tigers football X page (formerly Twitter) showed the players dancing to the popular anthem played at Gamecocks games and waving white towels, chanting “LSU! LSU! LSU!”

“Thanks for the fun, Columbia,” the Tigers said in the social media post.

The song got the Gamecocks’ student section fired up Saturday as South Carolina built a lead over the No. 16 Tigers.

But in the end, LSU used it to pour salt in the wound of their opponents after rallying for a 36-33 win.

“That’s their thing and I think it is awesome when they start waving towels,” LSU linebacker West Weeks said after the game. “I listened to it before the game. We had it cranked it up during breakfast and I had it playing through my earphones. We were prepared for it. That is all you are going to hear when you come here.”

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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