The No. 17 LSU Tigers travel to Columbia, Mo., on Saturday to face the Missouri Tigers (0-2) in an SEC battle.
This game was originally scheduled to be a night game in Baton Rouge, but Hurricane Delta forced the game to be moved.
The Tigers struggled defensively in a season-opening loss to Mississippi State. However, defensive coordinator Bo Pelini got his group back on track in last week’s 41-7 win over Vanderbilt.
A big issue in the opener was LSU’s pass defense. Last week, the Tigers got Derek Stingley Jr. back and the Commodores did almost nothing passing the football.
Missouri will present a different challenge.
While Mizzou isn’t exactly potent on offense — it ranks No. 68 in scoring offense and No. 61 in total offense — it has better weapons on offense than Vanderbilt.
The question is which quarterback will LSU face? TCU transfer Shawn Robinson started the first two games, but redshirt freshman Connor Bazelak played in relief in the loss to Tennessee and showed promise.
Here are the keys for LSU’s defense this weekend against Missouri.