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LSU are heavy favorites over McNeese State on Saturday night

The LSU Tigers will be massive favorites according to Tipico Sportsbook.

In the home opener at Tigers Stadium on Saturday night, the LSU Tigers are going to be massive favorites in this game. The team is looking to even their record with a win over an in-state FCS foe. McNeese State is also looking to even their record, but it is a tall task for the Cowboys.

The head coach Frank Wilson is a former assistant at LSU, and his quarterback is the son of the LSU head coach. Can Cody Orgeron one-up dad in Baton Rouge? To do that, he will have to overcome a lot despite LSU missing several starters this week.

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LSU Tigers massive favorites over McNeese

Betting Lines are courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook

Line: LSU (-38.5)

Over/Under: 66.5

Money Line: McNeese (+1700) / LSU (-100000)

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What to watch for when LSU hosts McNeese State on Saturday

A look at the 10 areas to watch when the LSU Tigers take on McNeese State on Saturday night in Death Valley.

The LSU Tigers didn’t have a great showing in the season opener last Saturday, but it is a new week as they host McNeese State of the Southland Conference. The home opener of the season is ahead of Central Michigan next week.

The in-state competition comes in with an 0-1 record under former LSU assistant coach Frank Wilson. He spent 2005-07 under Ed Orgeron at Ole Miss in his first gig at the collegiate level. Wilson was with LSU from 2010-15 before leaving to take the head coaching position at UT-San Antonio. This is his second season with McNeese.

There is also the storyline of Ed Orgeron facing his son Cody, who is the starting quarterback for the Cowboys. Will his defense take it easy on the coaches’ son? Probably not, but Cody would also love to get the win over his dad’s team.

With so many issues arising last week against UCLA, we highlight 10 areas of the team to watch on Saturday.

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Former Vols’ assistant Frank Wilson wins first game at McNeese State

Former Vols’ assistant Frank Wilson wins first game at McNeese State.

McNeese State defeated Tarleton State, 40-37 in double-overtime, Saturday to kick off the 2021 FCS spring football season.

McNeese State faced a 14-point deficit with under three minutes remaining in the contest.

Cody Orgeron threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, while scoring on a 19-yard run in the second overtime, leading the Cowboys to victory.

Orgeron is the son of LSU head coach and former Tennessee assistant Ed Orgeron.

Former Tennessee wide receivers coach Frank Wilson is in his first season as McNeese State’s head coach.

Wilson coached alongside Orgeron at Tennessee in 2009 under Lane Kiffin.

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FCS spring football season kicks off with McNeese State-Tarleton State

The FCS spring football season will kick off Saturday.

The FCS spring football season will kick off Saturday.

Tarleton State will host McNeese State at 7 p.m. EST from Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, Texas.

Frank Wilson is in his first season as head coach at McNeese State. He came to McNeese State after serving as head coach at UTSA, compiling a 19-29 record from 2016-19.

Wilson served as wide receivers coach at Tennessee in 2009 under Lane Kiffin.

Ronnie Letson is serving as McNeese State’s offensive coordinator. He played and coached for David Cutcliffe at Ole Miss. Letson also served as an offensive analyst at Alabama in 2013 and as Director of Player Personnel at Georgia in 2014.

He came to McNeese State after five seasons as quarterbacks coach at Colorado State.

Ahead of the McNeese State-Tarleton State contest, Letson joined the show “Tennessee Two-A-Days” to discuss his career and the 2021 FCS spring season.

The show can be listened to here or below.

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