2007 SEC Championship Game: LSU 21, Tennessee 14 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA. | December 1, 2007 Les Miles and LSU survived a chaotic week of coaching rumors and a shaky quarterback situation to beat Tennessee 21-14, claiming the program's tenth SEC title in a defensive battle that set the Tigers on a path to a national championship. LSU arrived in Atlanta banged up and distracted. Starting quarterback Matt Flynn was sidelined by an injury sustained in a triple-overtime loss to Arkansas the week before, forcing sophomore Ryan Perrilloux into the lineup. Reports also swirled that head coach Les Miles was about to leave for Michigan, a story he shot down with a Friday press conference confirming he was staying at LSU. Amid all the noise, the Tigers still had to go out and beat a Tennessee team that had won five straight games to close the season. Tennessee struck first on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Erik Ainge to Chris Brown, but LSU answered with two Colt David field goals to trai...