Top 10 2014 Non-Conference Games: LSU vs. Wisconsin

Stuart Mandel with SportsIllustrated.com published his list of the Top 10 non-conference football games for the 2014 season and LSU vs. Wisconsin in Houston was No. 4 on his list.

1. Michigan State at Oregon (Sept. 6, 6:30 p.m., FOX)
2. Notre Dame at Florida State (Oct. 18, TBD)
3. Clemson at Georgia (Aug. 30, 5:30 p.m., ESPN)
4. LSU vs. Wisconsin in Houston (Aug. 30, 9 p.m., ESPN)
5. UCLA vs. Texas in Arlington, Texas (Sept. 13, 8 p.m., FOX)
6. Florida State vs. Oklahoma State in Arlington, Texas (Aug. 30, 8 p.m., ABC)
7. Michigan at Notre Dame (Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m., NBC)
8. Auburn at Kansas State (Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. ESPN)
9. Miami at Nebraska (Sept. 20, 8 p.m., ABC)
10. Penn State vs. UCF in Dublin, Ireland (Aug. 30, 8:30 a.m., ESPN2)

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4. LSU vs. Wisconsin in Houston (Aug. 30, 9 p.m., ESPN): Fans often see the Big Ten and SEC square off in the Capital One or Outback bowls, but rarely on opening weekend. The last such neutral-site edition -- Alabama's 41-14 rout of Michigan in 2012 -- did not go particularly well for the Northerners. However, the Badgers seem to stand a shot against a reloading Tigers team that lost 17 underclassmen to the NFL over the past two years and may start a true freshman, Brandon Harris, at quarterback. But LSU's defense will have its usual plethora of athletes to help counter Wisconsin's speed-demon running back, Melvin Gordon.

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