Who doesn’t love preseason power rankings? The LSU Tigers looking for a rebound in the 2021 season after the 2020 fiasco. New coordinators and two rising stars on offense have the Bayou Bengals ready for another run at the SEC West title in the upcoming season.
The Tigers come in at No. 4 in the USA TODAY Sports SEC power rankings. They are behind the Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, and Texas A&M Aggies.
It appears that USA TODAY Sports isn’t a huge believer in the Florida Gators who ranked ahead of LSU in the AFCA coaches poll but sit behind the Tigers in the power rankings. The Gators did lose their top quarterback and top pass catcher to the NFL. The LSU-Florida rematch is set for Oct. 16 and is ranked as the No. 3 most important game of the schedule per our rankings.
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What Paul Myerberg Says…
The Tigers will try to turn back the clock all the way to 2019 under new offensive coordinator Jake Peetz, who spent last season with the NFL’s Carolina Panthers under former LSU assistant Joe Brady. Max Johnson is the no-doubt starter at quarterback with Myles Brennan out with an arm injury, but keep tabs on freshman Garrett Nussmeier, who has an extremely bright future.
The full SEC Power Rankings Breakdown:
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Texas A&M
- LSU
- Florida
- Mississippi
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Auburn
- Mississippi State
- Arkansas
- Tennessee
- South Carolina
- Vanderbilt
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The season officially gets underway on Sept. 4 against UCLA. The season can’t get here fast enough.