LSU Drops Down In ESPN's Power Rankings After Week 3

ESPN updated its College Football Power Rankings after Week 3 and dropped LSU down two spots to No. 4 following the 20-10 win over Florida.

Oregon and Miami jumped ahead of LSU this week. Here's what they had to say about the Tigers.

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4. LSU Tigers
Previous ranking: 2

The Tigers got a big boost from sophomore Dashawn Spears, who grabbed his first two career interceptions against Florida QB DJ Lagway, and returned one 58 yards for a touchdown to give the Tigers some breathing room in a 20-10 slugfest Saturday. The defense never let Lagway get comfortable, but the offense couldn't take advantage of five interceptions, and Brian Kelly was fiery in his defense of his team's style points. He has a point: If you have a championship-level defense, you don't want to force your offense to make risky plays, so it's a work in progress. But at the same time, 116 of the Tigers' 322 yards came on two plays -- a Caden Durham run on third-and-1, and a catch and run by tight end Bauer Sharp. Kelly knows the offensive line is struggling and wants quarterback Garrett Nussmeier to get rolling. But for now, the Tigers are leaning on the defense. -- Dave Wilson

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ESPN College Football Power Rankings Top 10:
1. Ohio State
2. Oregon
3. Miami
4. LSU
5. Georgia
6. Texas A&M
7. Penn State
8. Florida State
9. Oklahoma
10. Texas