As the month of July continues to chug along, we inch ever closer to the end of the offseason and the much-anticipated beginning of the 2022 season.
For the Tigers, that means the first look at new head coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag], who was hired this offseason after a 12-year stint at Notre Dame, where he stands as the winningest coach in program history. LSU reached a nadir in the past two seasons after winning a national title in 2019, but with a new coach and promising roster (albeit one with some questions), hopes are high this fall.
The schedule is challenging as it is every fall when you compete in the SEC West, but ESPN’s Football Power Index likes LSU’s chances of a solid finish. The FPI is high on the Tigers in general, ranking them 10th in the country entering the season.
Here’s how ESPN’s analytics system thinks each game will play out for Kelly’s team this fall.