BATON ROUGE — For the second time in the first four weeks of the young 2024 college football season, LSU football is matching up with a Power Four team, making it one of few teams to do so on the Power Four level.

The No. 16 Tigers (2-1) welcome UCLA (1-1) to Tiger Stadium Saturday afternoon (2:30 p.m., ABC). LSU faced UCLA at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California three season ago with the Bruins winning, 38-27.

Brian Kelly and the Tigers are coming off a dramatic, rallying win at South Carolina last week in which they trailed by 17 points early before outscoring the Gamecocks 36 to 16 the rest of the way to escape with the victory, 36-33, for their first SEC win.

The Bruins limp into Baton Rouge after getting ran out of their home stadium 42-13 by Indiana in the program's inaugural Big Ten game. UCLA struggled with Hawaii in the season opener as the DeShaun Foster era in Los Angeles is off to a rough start.

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Live updates from today's game are below:

Caden Durham scores for LSU

The freshman running back takes the checkdown pass from Nussmeier and turns upfield, outracing the defenders to the end zone for the 35-yard touchdown.

11:15 remaining, LSU leads UCLA 31-17.

LSU 24, UCLA 17, end of third quarter

LSU drives length of field for go-ahead TD from Josh Williams

LSU uses its longest and most efficient drive of the afternoon, going 14 plays, 96 yards. Williams capped it with 2-yard halfback dive up the gut for the go-ahead score.

6:11 3Q | No. 16 LSU 24, UCLA 17

LSU 17 UCLA 17, halftime

Ethan Garbers throws TD pass right before half against LSU

Garbers stepped up in the pocket and delivered a strike while taking a lick. He found Logan Loya for the 11-yard TD pass.

And we are tied again. 0:02 before halftime, 17-17.

LSU settles for field goal after Bradyn Swinson strip sack

Tiger defense gave the offense the ball in plus territory. But the offense could only muster a field goal, a short one from Damian Ramos and Nuss and company stalled out inside the UCLA.

3:45 to go in first half, LSU up 17-10.

Garrett Nussmeier to Kyle Parker for TD pass

Perfect throw from Nussmeier on the deep ball down the sideline and a great catch by the freshman wide out. Parker's first career touchdown reception gives LSU the lead again.

14-10 Tigers, early 2Q.

UCLA 10 LSU 7, end of first quarter

UCLA takes lead at LSU

After the turnover on downs by LSU, the Bruins convert it to 3 points. UCLA knocks through a 47-yard field to go up for the first time toeday.

17 seconds left in first, UCLA up 10-7.

UCLA answers with TD at LSU

Ethan Garbers hits a wide-open tight end Jack Pederson on a seam route for the 20-yard TD pass. Bruins answers LSU's opening-drive score.

Two possessions in and we've got a tie game, 7-7.

LSU football scores touchdown in opening drive

All it took was six plays and the Tigers found the end zone. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier hit Zavion Thomas on a pop pass. Thomas did the rest, breaking tackle en route to diving into the end zone for the 5-yard score.

7-0 LSU early.

LSU vs UCLA time today

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 21

• Time: 2:30 p.m.

• Location: Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge

What channel is LSU vs UCLA game on today?

• TV channel: ABC

LSU football vs UCLA score prediction

LSU 42, UCLA 24: Nussmeier cooks UCLA's defensive backfield for four TDs to pad and extend a lead all afternoon long inside Tiger Stadium.

LSU football schedule 2024

Here's a look at the Tigers' full 2024 schedule, including available start times and TV channel information:

All times Central.

• Sunday, Sept. 1: vs. No. 14 USC (L, 27-20)

• Saturday, Sept. 7: vs. Nicholls (W 44-21)

• Saturday, Sept. 14: at South Carolina (W 36-33)

• Saturday, Sept. 21: vs. UCLA | 2:30 p.m. | ABC (fubo) and ESPN+

• Saturday, Sept. 28: vs. South Alabama | 6:45 p.m. | SEC Network (Fubo)

• Saturday, Oct. 5: BYE

• Saturday, Oct. 12: vs. No. 6 Ole Miss *

• Saturday, Oct. 19: at Arkansas *

• Saturday, Oct. 26: at No. 20 Texas A&M *

• Saturday, Nov. 2: BYE

• Saturday, Nov. 9: vs. No. 5 Alabama *

• Saturday, Nov. 16: at Florida *

• Saturday, Nov. 23: vs. Vanderbilt *

• Saturday, Nov. 30: vs. Oklahoma *

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Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.

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