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ESPN Releases "Way Too Early" Top 25 For Next Season, Plus 2025 Outlook For LSU
by Staff Reporter
January 22, 202515 Comments

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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:
1. Ohio State
2. Texas
3. Penn State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Oregon
7. Clemson
8. LSU
9. BYU
10. South Carolina
Here's what he had to say about the Tigers:
quote:Way Too Early Top 10:
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?
1. Ohio State
2. Texas
3. Penn State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Oregon
7. Clemson
8. LSU
9. BYU
10. South Carolina
Filed Under: LSU Football
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