The opening of SEC play is finally upon us for the LSU Tigers. Thus far the Alabama Crimson Tide is the only team out of the West to get into conference play. All but Tennessee and Vanderbilt have played a conference in the East.
The staff has made their predictions for the LSU Tigers and Mississippi State Bulldogs for Saturday. Yours truly will kick it off with predictions.
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We know the history of the series and we know what happened last year. Throw that all out the window as two different quarterbacks are set to start this one and two new coordinators on the LSU side of things.
One key for me will be the ability to run the football with Ty Davis-Price and Corey Kiner. The latter leads the team in rushing through three games. If they can run the ball and keep it away from the Bulldogs offense, you have to figure that it will benefit LSU.
Defensively the team needs to find a way to disrupt Will Rogers and the passing game. So much of the Air Raid offense is built on rhthym and timing, if BJ Ojulari, Ali Gaye, and Maason Smith can create chaos in the pocket, it bodes well for a defense who will be missing Andre Anthony and Derek Stingley Jr.
Final Prediction: LSU 31, Mississippi State 27
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