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LSU Football: 3 biggest storylines to follow ahead of 2020 season

By Dante Pryor

BATON ROUGE, LA - NOVEMBER 17: Myles Brennan #15 of the LSU Tigers reacts during a game against the Rice Owls at Tiger Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LA - NOVEMBER 17: Myles Brennan #15 of the LSU Tigers reacts during a game against the Rice Owls at Tiger Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 13: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers raises the National Championship Trophy with Joe Burrow #9 and Grant Delpit #7 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)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 13: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers raises the National Championship Trophy with Joe Burrow #9 and Grant Delpit #7 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) /

1. How likely are the Tigers to repeat as SEC champs?

It stands to reason the Tigers will not have the same success this season that they had one year ago. There is simply too much attrition on that roster and on the coaching staff for the Tigers to do next season what they did last year. We are talking about a team that lost 17 of 22 starters from a year ago.

Their replacements are all highly-touted high school players, though, as Ed Orgeron and his staff have recruited at an elite level for the last three cycles so talent is not the issue.

This season, the SEC West is fairly wide open. By wide open, we’re talking a three-team race. The frontrunners this season are the Tigers, Alabama and Texas A&M. All three teams have legit questions coming into this season.

Will Saban play Bryce Young as a true freshman or will he go with the veteran Mac Jones? How good will Alabama be defensively next season? Is this the season Texas A&M takes the next step? Can Kellen Mond prove he is a championship-caliber quarterback? These are all legit questions from the top three programs in the West.

Then there’s Georgia and Florida in the East. Will the changes at Georgia pay dividends? Can Jamie Newman play well against better competition?

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Though LSU is going to be really young and inexperienced next season, they aren’t completely out of the conversation. Most of the top teams in the SEC have questions they need to answer as well.

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