SEC Football Preview: LSU vs. Texas

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LSU faces Texas on Saturday in Austin, TX. 14Powers.com previews the game and predicts the final score of this contest.

Team Schedules/Results

LSU

Date Opponent Result
08/31/19 Ga. Southern W 55-3
09/07/19 @ Texas
09/14/19 Northwestern St.
09/21/19 @ Vanderbilt
10/05/19 Utah St.
10/12/19 Florida
10/19/19 @ Mississippi St.
10/26/19 Auburn
11/09/19 @ Alabama
11/16/19 @ Mississippi
11/23/19 Arkansas
11/30/19 Texas A&M

Texas

Date Opponent Result
08/31/19 Louisiana Tech W 45-14
09/07/19 LSU
09/14/19 Rice
09/21/19 Oklahoma St.
10/05/19 @ West Virginia
10/12/19 Oklahoma
10/19/19 Kansas
10/26/19 @ TCU
11/09/19 Kansas St.
11/16/19 @ Iowa St.
11/23/19 @ Baylor
11/29/19 Texas Tech

ESPN FPI

LSU: 3

Texas: 20

Key Stats

Stat LSU Texas
Rushing Offense 122.0 (87) 153.0 (75)
Passing Offense 350.0 (18 301.0 (34)
Total Offense 472.0 (46) 454.0 (56)
Scoring Offense 55.0 (9) 45.0 (23)
Rushing Defense 74.0 (31) 73.0 (30)
Passing Defense 24.0 (1) 340.0 (113)
Total Defense 98.0 (5) 413.0 (84)
Scoring Defense 3.0 (6) 14.0 (36)
Interceptions 0 2 (9)
Sacks 2.0 (56) 1.0 (83)
Tackles for loss 5.0 (74 5.0 (74)
Turnover margin 2.0 (12 2.0 (12)
3rd Down Conv. 0.571 (17) 0.533 (27)
3rd Down Conv. DEF 0.083 (4) 0.357 (61)

Players to Watch

LSU

WR Justin Jefferson, QB Joe Burrow, OL Damien Lewis, C Lloyd Cushenberry, LB Jacob Phillips, DB Kristian Fulton, DB Grant Delpit, DL Rashard Lawrence, LB Michael Divinity.

Texas

QB Sam Ehlinger, RB Keaontay Ingram, WR Devin Duvernay, C Zach Shackelford, LB Jeffrey McCulloch, S Brandon Jones, DE Malcolm Roach.

Injuries

LSU

Date Pos Player Injury Status
09/03/19 LB Michael Divinity Jr. Suspension Served is probable Saturday vs Texas
09/03/19 OL Saahdiq Charles Suspension Served is probable Saturday vs Texas

Texas

Date Pos Player Injury Status
09/02/19 RB Jordan Whittington Hernia is out indefinitely
09/01/19 DL Gerald Wilbon Knee is “?” Saturday vs LSU
09/01/19 RB Jarrett Smith Undisclosed is “?” Saturday vs LSU
08/29/19 TE Rob Cummins Knee is out indefinitely
08/27/19 WR Joshua Moore Suspension is out indefinitely
08/23/19 TE Cade Brewer Concussion is out indefinitely
08/23/19 RB Daniel Young Ankle is out indefinitely
08/10/19 RB Kirk Johnson Shoulder is out indefinitely

Source: Donbest.com

Comments

This is one of the top college games for this weekend, along with the A&M-Clemson matchup. We don’t know how good LSU is. They destroyed Georgia Southern last week. We’ll have a better grasp on how good the Tigers are after this game. The thing that is really scary about LSU’s win over GSU is that Georgia Southern won 10 games last season and has 14 position starters back. The Eagles gained 98 yards on the Tiger defense. Texas, by contrast, scored a boatload of points, like LSU, but allowed the Techsters over 400 yards of offense. I’m going with the Tigers for this one.

Our Preseason Prediction

LSU 35, Texas 28

In-Season 14Powers.com Prediction

LSU 35, Texas 13

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 6:30 PM CT (7:30 PM ET). Watch on the ABC Network.

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