Following the blowout loss on Saturday night in Death Valley, the LSU Tigers need to get back into the win column against the Florida Gators on Saturday.
While the visiting team is the likely favorite in this game, former Alabama quarterback and current college football analyst believes that the Bayou Bengals could be in trouble when they visit the Swamp.
“I’m taking Florida in the game,” Greg McElroy states. “I don’t think LSU has solved their problems with quarterback run. I think [DJ] Lagway will hit a few runs, I think he’ll throw a few deep balls, and I think LSU is just a little bit too one-dimensional.”
It is quite a bold statement from McElroy considering that Lagway is still not fully cleared to play despite his pleas to get on the field last week against the Texas Longhorns. Lagway left the game against the Georgia Bulldogs with a hamstring injury that seemed worse than it ended up being.
Still, Lagway is questionable to play on Saturday and will likely be a game-time decision.
“I’m taking the Gators, and that’s under the assumption that Lagway will play and the fact that they’re probably gonna have a bit of an inspired effort knowing that LSU might be licking their wounds just a little bit.”
Should the prediction come to fruition, it will get a bit testy back home in Death Valley. Especially after the governor called out LSU for being a ‘no call, no show’ against the Alabama Crimson Tide the week prior.
Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT and will air on ABC. Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, and Taylor McGregor will be on the call.