Kyren Lacy spoke with Odell Beckham before the game-winning LSU TD | LSU

Before he scored the game-winning touchdown in LSU's 29-26 win over Ole Miss, Kyren Lacy told former LSU star Odell Beckham Jr. what he would do.

Beckham stood on the sideline at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night, and the senior wide receiver spoke to him as the LSU defense forced Ole Miss into a field goal early in overtime.

“Man, I’m about ready to kill deer,” Lacy said.

“All right,” he remembered Beckham saying, “let’s do it then.”

After Ole Miss settled for a 57-yard field goal, Lacy moved across the formation on LSU's first offensive play, putting him in a one-on-one duel with Ole Miss defensive back Jadon Candy. Lacy joked that the play call was, “Give the ball to Kyren Lacy.”

LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier pumped once as Lacy ran down the sideline, then threw an over-the-shoulder pass into the front right corner of the end zone. LSU coach Brian Kelly said Nussmeier practiced those throws.

“We got the one-on-one match we wanted,” said Nussmeier. “They gave it to us. And (with) Kyren it's not 50/50 ball. It's a 100 and nothing ball. And He went up and made a play.”

Lacy got used to the ball and Candy fell to the ground.

“I wasn’t thinking about anything other than just catching the ball,” Lacy said.

When he did, the LSU fans rushed the field and celebrated an improbable victory. LSU's offense struggled all night, but Nussmeier threw a game-winning touchdown pass on fourth down with 27 seconds left in regulation before the Tigers won in overtime.

Lacy finished the game with five catches for 111 yards and a touchdown. He was targeted 16 times. And in the first half he thought he had injured his left knee.

After diving for a pass, he felt like he hyperextended his knee as he landed awkwardly on the ground. Lacy immediately grabbed his left knee. He limped to the sideline with the LSU athletic trainers. But he only missed one game.

“It looked bad, I’m not going to lie,” Lacy said. “It felt terrible. I just had to fight through it.”

With LSU's offense struggling, Lacy didn't have a catch in the second half. He was targeted when Nussmeier threw his second interception. Nussmeier also threw four incompletions while searching for Lacy on the final drive of regulation.

But they made the play that was most important. After securing the catch, Lacy crossed his arms and posed for the crowd.

“It was a blessing,” Lacy said. “It’s a moment I’ll never forget in my life.”