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LSU Football: 3 bolds predictions for Tigers vs. Texas in Week 2

By John Mitchell

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 31: Quarterback Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers heads onto the field against Georgia Southern Eagles at Tiger Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 31: Quarterback Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers heads onto the field against Georgia Southern Eagles at Tiger Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images) /
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Texas vs. LSU football is the game of the weekend and the outcome will resonate across the nation in the College Football Playoff race.

LSU vs. Texas. SEC vs. Big 12. Purple and Gold versus the Burnt Orange. Two of college football’s most notable brands face off on-campus for the first time since 1954.

Texas is eager to prove that it is truly back after nearly a decade of wandering the college football wilderness after losing to Alabama in the 2009 BCS National Championship. In Tom Herman’s second year in Austin, the Longhorns broke through with a 10-win season that culminated in a surprising win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger confidently proclaimed that Texas back in his post-game euphoria. There’s still plenty of doubters as the ‘Horns finished much lower in the computer polls than the human polls at the end of the season. That’s the main impetus for Texas being a near touchdown underdog at home against LSU. A win over the Tigers would go a long way in Texas removing the rest of its doubters and officially taking its place once again among college football’s elite.

Similarly, LSU had a breakthrough season under Ed Orgeron, also achieving double-digit victories with a win in a New Year’s Six bowl game. As satisfying as last season was, LSU fans won’t be fully behind Orgeron until he can do what he promised to do when he became the head man in Baton Rouge: beat Alabama.

The Tigers talked a good game all offseason about implementing an up-tempo, high-octane style of offense to put points on the board. If the season opening win over Georgia Southern was any indication, then LSU’s offense might be finally catching up with their defense, which is scary proposition for the rest of the country.

In one of the most under-the-radar impressive wins of the opening weekend, LSU blew out a quality Georgia Southern team 55-3 in Baton Rouge, rolling into Austin with a lot of confidence and as 6.5-point road favorites.

Can Texas reclaim its perch among college football’s elite, or will LSU prove itself as a legitimate contender in the national title race?

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