LSU was awful on defense in 2023 and notably better in 2024. But the Tigers must be better still in 2025 against dual-threat quarterbacks who fill their slate.

Here are LSU football's chances of going 12-0 in 2025. Is the schedule too hard or can Brian Kelly pull off a dream season?

The LSU football team is 3-0 in bowl games but 0-3 in season openers under Coach Brian Kelly. He made sure to mention that in his opening statement Monday when he kicked off SEC media days at the College Football Hall of Fame.

Brian Kelly and LSU play one of the toughest schedules in the country, and he wants the CFP committee to really take that into account.

Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables dropped a sobering truth bomb on what went wrong for Jackson Arnold in Norman. The Sooners' former starting quarterback came in with massive hype as the No.

Before any of that can happen, South Carolina and LSU both have to handle their business in the first five weeks of the season. A matchup of undefeateds is a whole lot juicer that a showdown between the No. 18 and No. 24 team in America — and that might just be the difference between a 3:30 and a 7 pm kickoff.

But before action begins this season, Phil Steele ranked the top 50 hardest schedules in college football. The SEC occupies the majority of the top 10 with six entries, while the Big Ten and ACC each have two teams in Steele’s rankings. Below are the top 50 heading into the season.