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ESPN writer Mark Schlabach released his "2025 Way-Too-Early College Football Top 25 Rankings" this week and has LSU at No. 8.

Here's what he had to say about the Tigers:
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8. LSU Tigers
2024 record: 9-4, 5-3 SEC

Key returning players: QB Garrett Nussmeier, RB Caden Durham, WR Aaron Anderson, LB Whit Weeks, CB Ashton Stamps, LB Harold Perkins Jr., S Jardin Gilbert

Key losses: WR Kyren Lacy, WR CJ Daniels, OT Will Campbell, OT Emery Jones Jr., TE Mason Taylor, G Garrett Dellinger, G Miles Frazier, LB Greg Penn III, DE Bradyn Swinson

2025 outlook: After the Tigers lost at least three games for the third straight season under Brian Kelly, they seem to be all-in heading into 2025. LSU added more than a dozen players from the transfer portal, including defensive ends Patrick Payton (Florida State) and Jack Pyburn (Florida), receivers Nic Anderson (Oklahoma) and Barion Brown (Kentucky), offensive linemen Braelin Moore (Virginia Tech) and Josh Thompson (Northwestern) and cornerback Mansoor Delane (Virginia Tech). Nussmeier threw for 4,043 yards with 29 touchdowns this past season, and his return might give LSU an edge over other SEC contenders. Rebuilding the offensive line and shoring up a defense that surrendered 24.3 points per game will be areas of focus in the offseason. It has to be better in 2025, right?
Way Too Early Top 10:
1. Ohio State
2. Texas
3. Penn State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Oregon
7. Clemson
8. LSU
9. BYU
10. South Carolina
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15 Comments
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Dflynn968725 days
Alabama not in the top 10? I’ll take it lol
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HC8725 days
Clemson game will be huge to make the right statement about the program. GT!
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LSUbacchus8125 days
We are looking at a 6th straight season opening loss
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Jabontik25 days
We cant lose them all can we? Just law of averages we're due for a win one of these years, may as well be 2025.
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Cosmo25 days
Bama dead
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LSUfan444425 days
To not acknowledge Jocobian Guillory's return is a mistake
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Saunson6925 days
#8 is home playoff hopefully
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tigerbutt25 days
Way too early and way too high.
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You don't pay attention do you?
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cbree8825 days
I hate how they basically take the final rankings for this year and project them to next year. You have to take into account roster turnover and new incoming players that the teams have. Notre Dame is losing a shite ton of people. I don’t see them being a Top 10 team in 2025. 2024 was a fluke.
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KennabraTiger25 days
“After the Tigers lost at least three games for the third straight season under Brian Kelly, they seem to be all-in heading into 2025.” Wtf does that even mean?
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LSUtoBOOT25 days
Did Alabama quit football or is Saban’s legacy officially over?
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Jabontik25 days
It's over. DeBust has the program going in the other direction
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Dflynn968725 days
Not sure what podcast I heard, but they predicted DeBoer would be a 2 year and doke coach at Alabama. Maybe 3. Fingers crossed those assholes are in a downward slope.
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225Tyga25 days
I have them a little higher in my “Way Too Early Top 25”. LSU is my #5 preseason team. :cheers:
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