After a rough Week 1 loss to Florida State, LSU has slid down in the On3 SEC power rankings. They were a top-three team in the conference entering the year and now they’ve slid all the way to No. 6. The Tigers are now behind Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas A&M, and Arkansas.
LSU took a 17-14 lead into halftime of the biggest game of the weekend: No. 5 LSU vs. No. 8 Florida State in Orlando. The Seminoles had the crowd advantage and they were rowdy in the second half as the Seminoles outscored LSU 31-7 in the third and fourth quarter to lead them to a 45-24 win.
Here is what On3 had to say about the Tigers.
LSU had the toughest Week 1 opponent but couldn’t pass the test against Florida State. The Tigers had some self-inflicted mistakes and questionable decisions early on but still managed to lead at halftime.
But the Seminoles took over the game in the second half, scoring 31 unanswered at one point. The Tigers will look to regroup, knowing the full SEC slate is still ahead of them and these early SEC power rankings can be quite fluid.
As I have said before, last weekend was rough, but it is not the end of the world. LSU still has a chance to find its way into the College Football Playoff. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the team have some things to work on between now and then, though.
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