Just over 24 hours away from the start of the 2021 college football season, head coach Ed Orgeron is hoping to lead his team to victory in a familiar place. During his time at USC, Orgeron posted a 6-1 record against UCLA as a member of the staff. As a head coach, he is 0-1 as the lone loss came in the interim season of 2013. He gets a chance to even the score against the Bruins.
Under the current head coach, LSU is 3-1 in season openers. They haven’t opened a new schedule in a true road game setting. In 2017 the Tigers opened up the season in New Orleans, the following year in Arlington, Texas. Both were neutral site games. The last two seasons were played at Death Valley, this time around the Tigers open on the road.
UCLA poses a good challenge and barometer for the upcoming season. The Bruins are a Power Five school with a win already under their belt. Can the Tigers quiet the talk and send a message that last year was an anomaly?
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The staff takes a look at who to watch in the upcoming game