After a disappointing trip to Las Vegas to begin the year that resulted in a 27-20 loss to USC, LSU enters Week 2 looking to bounce back as it returns to Baton Rouge to kick off its home slate.
In-state foe Nicholls comes to Tiger Stadium, and the FCS foe is fresh off a hard-fought loss to Louisiana Tech in which the Colonels gave the Bulldogs all they could handle.
LSU doesn’t have much preamble before SEC play this season as it will begin its conference schedule against South Carolina next week. First, there’s an opportunity for a tune-up after a frustrating one-score loss in Week 1.
Here’s how our staff sees this one playing out.
Tyler Nettuno, Managing Editor
There were some positive signs last week when it came to [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier[/autotag] and the front seven, but the team also struggled in many of the ways we feared, notably running the ball and in the secondary. Nicholls shouldn’t provide anywhere close to that kind of challenge, however, and while I’m skeptical LSU can compete for an SEC title, it’s not going to have any issues in this one.
Prediction: LSU 55, Nicholls 10
Will Rosenblatt, Staff Writer
For a fourth-straight year, LSU returns home after a Week 1 loss hoping to figure it out against an FCS opponent. This serves as an opportunity for LSU to exercise some of those week one frustrations. The offensive line will be fired up after a rough week one and Nussmeier will be locked in for his first Tiger Stadium start. Nicholls is a ranked FCS team but shouldn’t be much of a challenge for LSU.
Prediction: LSU 52, Nicholls 14
Kyle Richardson, Staff Writer
I think the Tigers bounce back in a huge way this week. The offense will look unstoppable and the defense will shut the Colonels offense down.
Prediction: LSU 63, Nicholls 7
Composite Prediction
Prediction: LSU 57, Nicholls 10
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