For the fifth season in a row, the LSU Tigers lost their season-opening game. The Tigers had a 17-13 lead entering the fourth quarter but they were then outscored by the USC Trojans 14-3 in the fourth quarter. The Trojans scored a touchdown with eight seconds left in the fourth quarter to win the game.
Even though the Tigers have lost three straight season openers with Brian Kelly at the helm, the Tigers have still finished with back-to-back 10-win seasons. The Tigers even played for an SEC Championship in 2022. In spite of that, it seems as though ESPN does not have high expectations for the Tigers this fall based on its latest bowl projections.
One analyst has LSU playing in the Music City Bowl against Nebraska and another analyst has the Tigers playing West Virginia in the Texas Bowl. The SEC teams who have played in those two bowls have had, at most, eight wins that season. Auburn played the Music City Bowl last year and they were 6-7. Texas A&M was 7-6 and played in the Texas Bowl.
The Tigers have bounced back two years in a row and I think they will be able to do it again this fall.
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