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LSU's Demetrius Byrd celebrates with teammate Ryan Perrilloux after Byrd scored in the fourth quarter against Tennessee during the SEC Championship football game at the Georgia Dome Saturday. (AP Images)

Jonathan Zenon ran an interception back for the go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter, as fifth-ranked Louisiana State held on to defeat 14th-ranked Tennessee, 21-14, to capture the SEC title in a surprising defensive struggle at the Georgia Dome.

Ryan Perrilloux completed 20-of-30 passes for 243 yards with a touchdown and an interception and Jacob Hester rushed for 120 yards for the Tigers, who avoided the controversy surrounding head coach Les Miles, to clinch a likely spot in the Sugar Bowl.

LSU picked off Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge twice in the fourth quarter and came up with a huge fourth-down stop.

Ainge finished with for 249 yards in the air and two touchdowns. Josh Briscoe caught eight passes for 79 yards and a touchdown while Arian Foster added 57 yards on the ground for the Volunteers.

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