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LSU football has reached its first off week of the 2024 season and there have a few surprises for the team through the first month-plus of the year.
The Tigers (4-1, 1-0 SEC) dropped their season opener to USC in Las Vegas, a result that was shocking to some. But coach Brian Kelly and company have bounced back to win their last four games, including a dramatic come-from-behind victory at South Carolina three weeks ago to open Southeastern Conference play as well as a 34-17 win at home over UCLA.
LSU currently sits No. 13 in both the US LBM Coaches Poll and Associated Press polls, which is where it started the season. The perception is Kelly’s team is still a fringe College Football Playoff team but as of now, it’s on the outside looking in.
With no LSU game this week, let’s take a look at bowl game projections for Week 6 and see where analysts see the Tigers spending bowl season.
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LSU football bowl game projections
Most predicted: LSU to Gator Bowl
Of the nine projections we looked at, LSU being invited to the Gator Bowl come season’s end was the most common. USA Today, Brett McMurphy from the Action Network, Bleacher Report and 247Sports all see LSU landing in Jacksonville to cap the year.
This season, the Gator Bowl is scheduled to be played Jan. 2 (7:30 p.m. ESPN).
Forecasted matchups for the Tigers in the Gator Bowl consist of Louisville or Pitt. Surprisingly, LSU has only played in the Gator Bowl once, a 30-13 win over South Carolina in 1987.
Most common bowl game matchup: LSU vs Louisville
Three of the four pundits that project LSU to be in the Gator Bowl have it matching up with Louisville from…
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Publish date : 2024-10-03 09:05:42
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