The Tigers entered the 2023 season with excessive expectations as a top-five group coming off an SEC West title in Brian Kelly’s first season.
Whereas LSU gained 10 video games for the second 12 months in a row, it wasn’t in the end aggressive for a School Soccer Playoff spot. Whereas the Tigers do not enter 2024 with fairly as excessive expectations, they’re nonetheless projected to be within the playoff combine and start the 12 months ranked No. 13 within the preseason AP High 25.
The Tigers are available at No. 12 within the preseason US LBM Coaches Ballot, which was launched earlier this month.
LSU has quite a bit to interchange on offense after three gamers had been drafted within the first spherical, however there’s confidence in skilled three-year backup [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier[/autotag] entering into the beginning function. In the meantime, the Tigers will hope employees adjustments and portal additions can enhance a protection that struggled mightily in 2023.
Kelly and the Tigers will face 5 groups ranked within the preseason high 25: No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 16 Oklahoma, No. 20 Texas A&M and No. 23 USC.
This is the total AP High 25 coming into the season.
Others Receiving Votes
Louisville 111, Virginia Tech 77, Boise St. 47, SMU 33, Iowa St. 33, Liberty 32, Washington 23, West Virginia 17, Memphis 16, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 15, UTSA 6, Tulane 5, Appalachian St. 4, Kentucky 3, Auburn 2, Colorado 1.
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