The LSU Tigers opened the 2020 season last week in disappointing fashion, dropping their season-opener to Mississippi State 44-34.
The loss snapped LSU’s 16-game winning streak.
It was the SEC debut of new Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach and his Air Raid offense featuring Stanford graduate transfer quarterback K.J. Costello.
It ended up being a bad day for LSU’s defense.
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Defensive coordinator Bo Pelini’s unit allowed an SEC-record 623 passing yards to Costello in the loss.
The Tigers were without All-American cornerback Derek Stingley, who was hospitalized with an acute infection the night before the game.
Last week’s game also featured the debut of Myles Brennan as LSU’s starting quarterback. Brennan completed 27 of 46 passes for 345 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.
Brennan wasn’t perfect, but all things considered, he played well and was certainly not the reason LSU lost the game.
While Brennan played well, he was not LSU’s top performer on offense in the opener.
Here’s a look at LSU’s offensive and defensive players of the week from its Week 1 loss to Mississippi State.
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