Florida Football: Game-by-game predictions for 2018 season

Ed Orgeron has a major dilemma on his hands. What is he going to do with the Tigers’ offense? He lost Danny Etling and Derrius Guice from an offense that ranked just 54th nationally in total yards and 76th in scoring but the replacements don’t look much, if at all, better.

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Myles Brennan could be an improved passer as Eting was more of a game manager. He had just 24 pass attempts a year with with 182 yards and a touchdown, but he is prone to throwing the occasional pick. That could come back and bite him against the Gators. He’s heading into The Swamp to face a usually-stingy defense and the pressure will get to the sophomore.

Besides Brennan’s two interceptions in this one, the Tigers will cough up a fumble as well, but the defense will play well enough to keep LSU in the game until the very end.

In fact, that defense will make Feleipe Franks’ life miserable for 60 minutes and he, too, will have a couple of turnovers — one fumble and one interception — and the Florida offensive line will have a difficult time slowing the Tigers’ front-seven.

This will be a low-scoring affair, to no one’s surprise, but the Tigers will steal one on the road.

Final Score: LSU 20, Florida 14 (4-2, 2-2 SEC)