Going into the 2021 college football season, head coach Ed Orgeron and the LSU Tigers are looking to get the sour taste of 2020 out of their mouths.
The team from Death Valley kicked off last season on a bad note after Mike Leach was able to throw all over the defense led by Bo Pelini, but he has since been ousted. Daronte Jones is looking to fix what ails the defense and help return one of college football’s premier defenders to his 2019 form. Last season was anything but what some expected from sophomore cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. We will have more on him in just a bit.
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The offense should be a lot better in 2021 with Jake Peetz coming over from the Carolina Panthers to run the Joe Brady offense. Peetz spent the past year on the staff under the former Tigers passing game coordinator. The question being which quarterback will emerge as the starter in the offense. The running game also needs to improve with Tyrion Davis-Price and John Emery Jr.
Recently 247Sports’ Chris Hummer broke down the top 50 players in all of college football. Three LSU Tigers made the list with two defenders in the top 20.
Starting at the bottom we have a breakout candidate at wide receiver