The SEC season just kicked off last weekend. Despite LSU losing to Mississippi State 44-34 at home, the Tigers travel to Nashville to face the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Vanderbilt lost a close 17-12 game to the Texas A&M Aggies last Saturday. However, the Commodores only gave up 180 passing yards to Aggies quarterback Kellen Mond.
On offense, the Commodores totaled 255 yards of offense. Quarterback Ken Seals finished 20-of-29 for 150 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.
The Commodores totaled 102 rushing yards from running backs Ja’Veon Marlow and Jamauri Wakefield. One area of the offense that LSU was not excellent at last weekend, the Commodores have the ability to run the ball on a Tigers defense this weekend that is still trying to find its identity without a few key players.
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The Vanderbilt defense forced three turnovers against Texas A&M. This could be an important factor when LSU comes to town on Saturday due to the fact that the Tigers have a new starting quarterback in Myles Brennan, who will have to adjust to making better decisions in the pocket.
One aspect of the Commodores as an overall team that the Tigers have to be ready for is the defense. Mond only completed 17 of his 28 attempted passes and had a QBR of just 32.2.
This game for the Tigers will be interesting to see if they can rebound from last week’s loss. Last season, as the Tigers cruised along to a national championship, LSU went to Nashville and defeated Vanderbilt 66-38 behind Joe Burrow’s six touchdown passes.
While the end result will likely look different this time, Vanderbilt seems to have an improved team, at least through the first week of the season.
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