Just a day away from the season opener for the LSU Tigers. Plenty of questions will finally be answered, well somewhat. The first game of the year will give us some idea of where the team is. Ed Orgeron’s squad can finally put last year’s mediocre season behind them when they line up against Chip Kelly and the UCLA Bruins.
The biggest questions revolve around the two coordinator hires the team made early in the offseason. Jake Peetz comes in to hopefully bring back the Joe Brady attack that set record numbers in 2019. Peetz and passing game coordinator DJ Mangas spent the 2020 season under Brady in Carolina. They bring the RPO-based attack back to the Bayou. Can Max Johnson execute in the opener?
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Daronte Jones is tasked with improving a defense that was known for futility in 2020. The Bo Pelini experiment was a failed one that saw record numbers each and every week. Once the season was underway, it was clear that the defense was going to be a liability throughout the season. Jones needs to get a lot more out of his defense, it will all start with not having his guys out of position. Derek Stingley Jr and Eli Ricks are the best CB duo in the country, so can they both take away the passing game in 2021?
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As the game draws near, we lay out reasons why the Tigers will win or lose against UCLA on Saturday night.