LSU Football: Way-too-early game-by-game predictions for 2020

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers raises the National Championship Trophy with Joe Burrow #9, Grant Delpit #7, and Patrick Queen #8 after the College Football Playoff National Championship game at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LSU Tigers topped the Clemson Tigers, 42-25. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /

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Spring ball may soon be cancelled, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look ahead to the 2020 LSU football season and predict the Tigers’ final record.

The national champions reside in Baton Rouge. That’s refreshing to hear for fans who have seen the Tigers shuffle through a couple of coaches to get to this point, even firing the popular Les Miles because he had gone too long without winning a title — per LSU standards.

Ed Orgeron has taken over the program and he’s one of the nation’s favorite coaches. He’s a no-nonsense kind of guy who is the perfect fit for LSU — and no, not just because of his love for crawfish. He has a tough task on his hands ahead of the 2020 season, though, and that’s replacing Heisman winner Joe Burrow at quarterback and the talented Clyde Edwards-Helaire at running back.

That’s not even mentioning the fact he has to find replacements for Justin Jefferson, most of his offensive line, Thaddeus Moss, Patrick Queen, K’Lavon Chaisson, Kristian Fulton and Grant Delpit.

This is a total reload — I would say rebuild, but programs like LSU rarely have to rebuild because of the amount of talent that’s poured in.

Winning back-to-back SEC and national titles won’t be easy, but this team has an elite recruiting class coming in as well as some experienced returning pieces.

How will the Tigers fare in 2020?

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