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Kenny Hilliard leads No. 13 LSU to 28-24 comeback win over No. 14 Wisconsin

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LSU coach Les Miles, center, is surrounded by his team as they celebrate beating Wisconsin in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014, in Houston. LSU won 28-24. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (The Associated Press)

Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon leaps over LSU safety Jalen Mills (28) for a 14-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (The Associated Press)

Kenny Hilliard scored on a 28-yard touchdown run to cap a fourth-quarter rally for No. 13 LSU in a 28-24 win over No. 14 Wisconsin at NRG Stadium on Saturday night.

The Tigers trailed 24-21 when Jalen Mills intercepted Tanner McEvoy's pass at the LSU 47 with 11:04 left. Hilliard ran for 53 yards on the ensuing drive, capping it with a sprint through a hole on the right side.

The Tigers extended the nation's longest regular-season nonconference winning streak to 46 games after coming back from a 24-7 deficit in the fourth quarter.

The Badgers seemed to have the game in hand after Corey Clement scored in the third quarter. Colby Delahoussaye kicked two field goals and Anthony Jennings threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to John Diarse to start LSU's rally. Jennings hit Trey Quinn for a 2-point conversion to cut the deficit to three.