The LSU Tigers were recently ranked at No. 13 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Poll. A lot of high expectations as Ed Orgeron and company look for a bounce-back season after finished 5-5 in 2020. New coordinators take over for the Bayou Bengals.
Looking at the 2021 schedule, the Tigers have a total of four ranked opponents on the upcoming slate of games. The first ranked matchup won’t occur until Oct. 16 when the No. 11 Florida Gators come to Tiger Stadium looking for retribution, let’s hope they don’t throw the game away again like they did Kole Taylor’s shoe.
Every ranked opponent will come in the final six weeks of the season. Well, at least for now as rankings change every week.
A look at the game-by-game predictions for the Tigers’ 2021 campaign:
Sept. 4: at UCLA Bruins
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Prediction: LSU wins
The first-ever matchup between the LSU Tigers and UCLA Bruins. Fully expect new offensive coordinator Jake Peetz to unleash his offense on the Bruins defense that gave up 30.7 points per game last season. In four of their seven games, opponents scored 38+ points on the defense. Max Johnson and Kayshon Boutte could have monster days in the opener.
Sept. 11: McNeese State Cowboys
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Prediction: LSU wins
Despite playing in the same state, these two programs rarely meet on the football field. Their only matchup came in 2010 when the Tigers won 32-10. It…
