4 things we’ve learned about LSU in 2024

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 12: Kyren Lacy #2 of the LSU Tigers celebrates after catching the game winning touchdown in overtime against the Mississippi Rebels at Tiger Stadium on October 12, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

We’re already halfway through the college football regular season. LSU has six games down with six more to go.

LSU’s first six games didn’t lack intrigue. LSU’s played four games against Power Four opponents and three came down to the wire. LSU came up short against USC in Week 1 but staged comebacks against South Carolina and Ole Miss to jump out to a 2-0 start in conference play.

After the Ole Miss upset, LSU is up to No. 8 in the AP Poll, five spots better than where it began the year at No. 13.

Given all that LSU lost after 2023, a 5-1 start is impressive. You can’t make the playoff in the first six games, but you can get knocked out of it. LSU did enough to stay alive and remain in the thick of the playoff race.

Here, we’ll look at five things we’ve learned about LSU in these last seven weeks. We had a lot of questions about this group entering the year and now with a good sample size to look at, many have been answered.

The receiver depth is even better than we thought

Receiver was somewhat of a question for LSU after losing Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. That type of production is hard to replace in one offseason, but LSU is managing just fine with a plethora of talented options.

Kyren Lacy leads the way with 30 catches for 463 yards. His five-catch, 111-yard performance vs. Ole Miss made it back-to-back 100-yard games for the fifth-year senior.

Aaron Anderson is enjoying a breakout year with 30 catches for 452 yards. Both marks rank in the top 10 among SEC receivers.  Transfers CJ Daniels and Zavion Thomas are both making impacts too.

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Author : LSU Tigers Wire

Publish date : 2024-10-16 17:27:41

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